DAPCU Balasore (Orissa) Response to the Theme : Data Quality

The following process is adopted by DAPCU to ensure the Data Quality in SIMS

1.   DAPCU is taking care that all the facilities are submitting reports in time with complete and correct data. Also, DAPCU developed a format for data quality checks.

2.    All NACP facilities submitted their hard copy report by 3^rd of every month, then on the basis of their hard copy, a complete compilation report is prepared   which also helps to validate the data in online SIMS.

3.    Once reports are received from facilities, they are crosschecked especially indicators like in referral & out referral system of all facilities.

4.  Also, DAPCU conducts monthly review meeting with all NACP facilities. In that meeting all the reports are submitted, DAPCU presents facility wise data gaps and discuss about how to rectify the problems.

5.    During the field visit the DAPCU staff, crosscheck the data with registers. This helps to improve the quality of data.

6.  DAPCU staff attended the NHM meetings where data is verified with the facility reports. The indicators which are cross verify in that meeting is ANC registration, HIV testing, RPR/VDRL testing and institutional delivery in Govt. health facility.