About us

This department is in charge of data management at IECS and offers this service to other institutions that so need it.

The main activities are:

• Systems design and tools for data collection. Maintenance and safety service for systems

Systems can be designed in different platforms (off-line/ online) and they guarantee: easy use, restrictive use, back up, validation, data auditing (log audit trail), encryption of sensitive data

• Forms design and assessment tools ( CRF)

Forms are designed in paper and /or electronically (CRF and/or e-CRF), which guarantees a complete, reliable and consistent data collection

• Monitoring and data reporting ( data Monitoring)

There is a systematized and periodic monitoring of recruitment flow and data entry. Reports are programmed.

• Data quality control (Data Query and Quality Assurance) 

The following is implemented to assure quality:

– Validations and double data entry to minimize errors during data entry

– Automatic processes for error detection, its registry and further solutions

•  Data Entry

This department counts on the special service of its qualified  group of data entry workers to upload data in different systems

• Database setup

• Statistical analysis

 Further to its group of data entry workers, this department boasts a group of professionals who advise on the implementation of quantitative analysis to data from health-related studies

This institution is guided by international standards of quality (Good Clinical Practices) and ethics for the design, implementation, registry and report of studies involving participation of people