Objective To identifiy issues of the direct network report (DNR) system of occupational diseases and provide possible solutions.
Methods All of the legal occupational disease reporting agencies in the period of 2007-2009 were selected.Information on occupational disease reporting via the DNR system,verification,and quality control were collected.Validity,integrity and timeliness of the reporting cards were also evaluated.
Results All of the 8 866 reports in five categories were reviewed.The quality of the occupational diseases reporting was the best of all.Problems were found in validity,integrity and timeliness.Other issues related to the configuration and the management of the reporting software were noticed also.
Conclusion This study suggested that the DNR system should be improved in terms of the software interface and the reporting management in order to improve the quality of reporting data and working efficiency.