COVID-19 Electronic Registry Systems in Iran: A Review

Razieh Sadat Mousavi-Roknabadi,Robab Sadegh,Hosain Safaei-Firouzabadi,Mojtaba Mokdad,Mehrdad Sharifi,Reyhaneh Sadat Mousavi-Roknabadi

doi:10.34172/ijtmgh.2021.19

Abstract

Introduction: Since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic in Iran, several electronic registration systems have been created to record the data of infected patients. This narrative review aimed to investigate the articles that described the COVID-19 electronic registry systems designed and implemented in Iran. Methods: In this review, four electronic databases [Medline (accessed from PubMed), Scopus, Science Direct, and Web of Science] were searched till June 22, 2020, using specific MeSH terms and related keywords in English language. Considering the titles and abstracts, unrelated studies were excluded. The full texts of the remained studies were evaluated by authors, independently. Then, their findings were assessed and reported. Results: Finally, four articles were enrolled, introducing four COVID-19 registries. These registries were designed and launched by Isfahan, Shiraz, Tehran, and Ilam Universities of Medical Sciences. They were different in design, the used algorithms for patients’ management, recorded data, and methods of quality assurance. Conclusion: Considering the differences between various registry systems designed for COVID-19 in Iran, it is recommended to develop a single web-based registry system by the Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education to register and follow up the patients with COVID-19.

Highlights

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic in Iran, several electronic registration systems have been created to record the data of infected patients
This review aimed to investigate the articles that described the COVID-19 electronic registry systems designed and launched in Iran to get acquainted with the design aspects, the used algorithms for patients’ management, recorded data, and methods of quality assurance
Haghjooy Javanmard et al[4] designed and implemented a registry system called Isfahan COVID-19 Registry (I-CORE), which as noted by them, is the first comprehensive critical incident registry system for COVID-19 in Iran. This system collects data on patients with a definitive or suspected diagnosis of COVID-19 based on the temporary guidelines developed by World Health Organization (WHO)

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Introduction

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic in Iran, several electronic registration systems have been created to record the data of infected patients. Results: four articles were enrolled, introducing four COVID-19 registries These registries were designed and launched by Isfahan, Shiraz, Tehran, and Ilam Universities of Medical Sciences. Registry systems have been traditional pen-and-paper methods for field survey data collection over the past decade.[6] But, paper-based medical records might be incomplete, fragmented, difficult to find or read, and they need a lot of space for archives. They cost a lot of money to record and data preservation. Since data management in this method is very inefficient, electronic registration systems have been introduced.[7,8,9]

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