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Community Health Unit Database Networking systems

last updated May 25, 2012

Overview

Implementing organization: 
Modern Advocacy, Humanitarian, Social and Rehabilitation Association
Legal Status: 
Private (not-for-profit)
Year Launched: 
2011
Stage: 
Pilot/startup stage
Income Level of Target Population: 
All income levels

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Donor

Technology

Technology Used: 
Computer › Apps/Software
Technology Purpose: 
Improving Data Management › Data Collection, Improving Data Management › Data Organization/Analysis

Scale

Personnel Employed: 
<10
Summary: 

The Community Health Unit Database Networking systems is a user-friendly database management software that offers cost-effective patient data storage, health care delivery reporting, health personnel management plan and a facilitated distant health bills regulatory system. The system operates through dynamic ICT networking parameters within local health care delivery units and major urban affiliated health care supervisors.

Key program components: 

The Community Health Unit Database Networking systems is a user-friendly database software that facilitates the retrieval of patient health and physician records, improves the health data communication links, and allows electronic health bill settlements. Furthermore, it centralizes management procedures such as work planning, follow-ups, monitoring, reporting, dynamic staff assessment and development evaluation planning within a single health unit and amongst an aggregate group of health institutions. More importantly, the system helps build the capacity of health service personnel to work with medical information and communications technology (ICT).

The community health unit database is installed within each health unit. All the involved health personnel undergo brief capacity building sessions to help them effectively use and manage the system. Subsequently, all subordinate health units using the system are linked through a secured internet tunnel/virtual private network (VPN) to their head quarters. The administrative headquarters formats the received data to provide read-only information for all subordinate health units within the system.

The system also involves dynamic evaluation forms for health personnel and activity reports of the health units, thereby granting the central administration a direct and regular access to information regarding the quality of health services provided by their subordinate units. Linked up to affiliated banks, it also grants the possibility for third parties to settle patient bills from remote locations.

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