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