What did not work? What were the challenges?:
- Signal issues in some areas required telefacilitators to walk 20-25 minutes from homes. This could be a demotivator.
- Currently, only one physician has access to the data aggregated in EpiSurveyor. For expansion, the organization needs to develop an organized system of sharing.
- With Episurveyor, data is downloaded manually into Excel, then to Access, where it is analyzed. This is a slow process with too many steps and is not ideal for expansion.
- With EpiSurveyor, web-based analysis tools are weak and only for fixed form entries. All analysis is done in internal Access database.
- There is a need to strengthen the referral processes; it is call-based and does not yet integrate with data coming through EpiSurveyor or directly with Tula's web-based records system.