TISS quality checks

GUIDELINES FOR DATA QUALITY OF THE TISS / iTISS FORMS

IMPORTANT QUALITY CHECK FOR iTISS are as following. Data collectors are responsible for these.

VARIABLES	ACTION REQUIRED
Serial
Site
Study #
Page
DATE	Must be CONSECUTIVE dates.
	IF ADMITTED between 2200 & 2400hr is Y then the first DATE should be Admit Date + 1 .
	Example. Admit date=May1 then first DATE = 2
	IF DISCHARGED between 0001 & 0200hr is Y then the last DATE should be Discharged Date - 1.
	Example. Disch Date=May8 then last DATE = 7
	IF both 'ADMITTED between'
	and 'DISCHARGED between' are Y and 1) LOS < 1day, then fill up only one DATE .
	Example. Admit=May1 Disch=May2 then first DATE=either 1 or 2 whichever has the longer time (#col= 1 )
	2) LOS >1day then fill up the first DATE as Admit date+1 and the last DATE as Discharged Date - 1
	Example1. Admit=May1 Disch=May3 then first DATE=2 (# col=1)
	Example2. Admit=May1 Disch=May4 then first DATE=2, last DATE=3 (# cols=2)
	IF both 'ADMITTED between ' and 'DISCHARGED between' are N, then the first DATE should be the Admit Date and the last DATE should be the Discharged Date
	Example1. Admit=May1 Disch=May2 then first DATE=1, last DATE=2 (# cols=2)
	Example2. Admit=May1 Disch=May3 then first DATE=1, last DATE=3 (# cols=3)
	There should be at least one circle filled-up on each DATE unless the NO TREATMENT box is marked.
No Treatment /or Day pass	Should only be shaded if there is no treatment/procedure made on that DATE.
Items 1 to 96 (TISS –ICU)	The circle(s) should be fully shaded using a black pen or marker (ie. not half or partially shaded circle) .
or item 74 (iTISS-Medicine)
	If made a mistake, cross out (X) the erroneous circle(s), shade the correct circle(s) and put an X on the square box at the end of the row where the correction was done.
	If all entries in a row are correct, do not put any mark on the square box.
The bottom right corner	Must be kept clean and unmark (ie. No lines or characters over writing the number).