Healthc Inform Res.  2019 Jan;25(1):41-46. 10.4258/hir.2019.25.1.41.

Development of a Web Database System for a Comprehensive Hypertension Management Program in the Primary Health Care Setting of Urban Areas of Peru

• Jo HY
• Estrada Vidal JA
• Giraldo Castillo OO
• Mayta Mamani LA
• Nam EW

• KMID: 2434535
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2019.25.1.41

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
The objective of this case report is to introduce the development process, structure, characteristics, and effectiveness of the web database (DB) system developed for the hypertension management program in the primary health care setting in the low-income urban areas of Peru.
METHODS
A Korean research team cooperated with a Peruvian IT startup company to develop a web DB system to improve the data management of the hypertension management program. The entire web application infrastructure was hosted using the Amazon Web Service. Two different web platforms were established for the user groups of health workers and researchers (program managers).
RESULTS
A total of 2,827 program participants were registered in the web DB system until December 2017. Health professionals can input the participant data while providing consultation to the program participants, and the data is accumulated in the web DB in real time. Input errors or data loss is prevented by setting restrictions in the data entry system. During the 4-year project period, 7,696 hours of working time and USD 39,536.48 for data management were saved as the result of web DB system utilization.
CONCLUSIONS
The developed web DB system contributed to improve the health condition of the health program participants by providing necessary information to the health professionals at the right time. This case report could be a reference for other researcher to develop web databases for their own context, especially in developing countries.

Keyword

Health Information System; Electronic Health Records; Primary Health Care; Developing Countries; Peru

MeSH Terms

Developing Countries
Electronic Health Records
Health Information Systems
Health Occupations
Hypertension*
Peru*
Primary Health Care*

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  Figure 1 System diagram.

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  Figure 2 Health worker module platform (data entry page).

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  Figure 3 Patient section for reviewing previous interventions and generating records of a new intervention.

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  Figure 4 Patient section for creating a new individual consultation record.

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  Figure 5 Exportable section for generating a new exportable dataset file.

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