Visualizing data for program improvement with ICAP’s Unified Reporting System (URS):
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Visualizing data for program improvement withICAP’s Unified Reporting
System (URS): Presented by:
Deborah Horowitz, Strategic Information Specialist, ICAP NY
Fatima Tsiouris, Clinical Officer – Pediatrics and PMTCT, ICAP NY
February 28, 2013
OUTLINE1. URS and the ICAP M&E system2. Review of key enhancements to date3. Program monitoring strategies newly
integrated into URS:– Targets and Achievements – ICAP Priority Indicators
4. URS data use and dissemination demo 5. Case study: Using URS to generate key
tables and charts for program monitoring: PMTCT
6. Next steps for URS enhancement
ICAP M&E SYSTEM COUNTRY PROGRAM
ICAP-NY (URS) Data collected and managed in aggregate databases and/or Excel
spreadsheets
S/APR reports to CDC/USG
Import or manual data entry into URS – all
funding sources
Automated data checks and flags
Automated and manual
dissemination and use
Automated and manual
disseminationand use
Finalization of dataset
Finalization of dataset
Automated and manual data cleaning and
review
Accepts data for different funding mechanisms at all levels of support (site, district and national levels)
Expansion to new areas: district/nurse capacity building
PEPFAR next generation indicators pre-programmed
Allows users to customize indicators for a given funding source with varying periodicity
Ensures high quality data through automated data checks
Off-line data entry European-based server to increase
efficiency Increased security
URS ENHANCEMENTS (1)
URS ENHANCEMENTS (2) DATA USE AND DISSEMINATION
• Integration of Country Mapper tool• Enhanced pre-programmed dashboards• User-defined report and indicator creation
– URS outputs filterable by funding mechanisms and/or by level of support (site, district and national levels)
Emphasis on:– Flexibility, user-friendliness, efficiency– Standardization for cross-country comparison
KEY PROGRAM MONITORING STRATEGIES INTEGRATED INTO
URS • Tracking of achievements against targets
– 11 NGI targets: PMTCT, HIV care and treatment, TB/HIV integration, and HIV counseling and testing
• ICAP priority indicators1. HIV care patients receive CTX, target 95%2. Children under 2 enrolled in care initiate ART,
target 95%3. Adults and children still alive and on
treatment 12 months after initiating ART, target 90%
4. HIV care and tx patients screened for TB, target 95%
5. HIV+ pregnant women receive multi-drug ARV, target 95%
DEMONSTRATION
https://urs2.icap.columbia.edu/
How to use URS for routine program monitoringExample: PMTCT
Key Steps in Using URS1. Define indicators of interest2. Save query so you can reuse it3. Define time period4. Define comparison: by site/by district/by region or by country 5. Evaluate results 6. Define the bottlenecks based on
data
ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENTS STILL TO COME…
▪ Improved features:- Automated data checks for all program
areas- Integration of historical PFaCTS data into
reports module/dashboards- Use of URS as repository for other SI
outputs- Import of DXF files from DHIS database- Automated generation of analysis files
SUMMARY▪ Timely and relevant program monitoring and
feedback is easy with enhanced features on URS:- Review data by funding source, level of
support - Filter program area dashboards- Create new tabular or graphical queries or
modify existing queries- Insert generated charts or tables into
presentations or download in Excel for additional manipulation
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT, SO USE URS!
https://urs2.icap.columbia.edu/
REMINDER FOR ICAP NYJoin us for the URS launch party today for a more interactive opportunity to try out these data use features that we reviewed during this presentation. Experts from the SI Unit will also be on hand to answer any questions that you have.
When: 1:30 - 2:30 pm Where: Hess Commons