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Record keeping: directions for the 1990s

J D Kagle1

  • 1School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Social Work
|March 1, 1993
PubMed
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Social service agencies struggled with record-keeping due to time constraints. Simplifying tasks and allocating resources improved efficiency, offering insights for future resource management.

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Area of Science:

  • Social Work
  • Public Administration
  • Organizational Management

Background:

  • Record-keeping challenges in social services agencies were primarily attributed to time limitations in the late 1980s.
  • Both management and direct service staff identified lack of time as the principal obstacle to effective record-keeping.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe strategies employed by social service agencies to overcome record-keeping time constraints.
  • To identify factors contributing to the success or failure of these strategies.

Main Methods:

  • A study involving 114 agencies across 20 states examined their approaches to resolving record-keeping time issues.
  • Agencies' techniques were documented and categorized based on their success levels.

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Main Results:

  • Agencies that simplified recording processes and dedicated new resources to record-keeping tasks showed greater success.
  • Contrasting successful techniques with those yielding mixed or poor results provided actionable insights.

Conclusions:

  • Simplification of recording procedures and resource allocation are key to improving efficiency in social service agency record-keeping.
  • Findings offer guidance for social service agencies navigating resource allocation challenges in the 1990s.