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DATA TO BE COLLECTED

  1. Data collection and processing shall be done by a permanent employee of the health facility and shall ensure that good clinical practice guidelines are observed when changing data:
    * Original entry must be visible.
    * Change must be dated and countersigned.
    * Reason for the change/s must be entered or specified.
  2. In so far as practical, the medical social worker or some equivalent personnel shall collect information especially in salient points such as family information, socio-economic profile, and other vital data.
  3. For highly communicable diseases and patients with special health conditions such as but not limited to HIV, Ebola, MERS-COV, special codes shall be given and additional important documents shall be signed by the patient, attending physician and HAC team.
  4. In compliance with Act No. 3573 otherwise known as “Law on Reporting of Communicable Diseases”, all notifiable diseases/syndromes/events and conditions shall be immediately collected and reported to the local and national health authorities.

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