EMR-ART Missed Appointment Reminder (Ethiopia)

iCAP, Ethiopia (May 2021)

Countries: Ethiopia

Intervention Description

Traces clients who have missed their appointment. This list is shared with adherence counselors and clinicians who use color coded displays to identify patients to call with reminders.

Presenter: Desalegn Bekedami, iCAP

DUC Meeting Recording

Intervention Details

Data Elements	Patient details Unique patient ID Previous Visit details Contact details Appointment date
Evidence
Technology Requirements / Interoperability	Bahmi connect for appointment scheduling.
Calculations / Algorithms
Factors to Scale	Challenges: Poor infrastructure (internet, electricity). Limited functionality of the Bahmni connect feature. Hard to track stock inventory using Bahmni connect. Bahmni Connect (the offline feature) does not print reports thus requiring the CHWs to get the reports beforehand from the facility.
Implementation Considerations
Governance Considerations