QuickSAT is Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) software that supports both online interviewing and subsequent data entry from hard-copy interviews while not being connected to the Internet. Internet access is only required during the automated transfer of data from local workstations to a centralized database. Because data input can be done “offline,” Internet connection speeds are not an issue during data entry. Following confirmation of a successful transmission of data to the central server, the corresponding data are deleted from the local workstation. This eliminates both data replication and the risk that a site can alter a record following the upload, thus resulting in unsynchronized data sets. QuickSAT has been used successfully in support of the CMHS Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program since October 2000.
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