Over the years, mobile technology has stepped in with an aim to provide solutions to the challenges faced by health providers in their service delivery. In this regard, the mUzima app, an integration of OpenMRS was developed to provide a much needed solution in healthcare delivery in a low resource clinical setting. Health providers using the mUzima app find it effective and efficient as it is equipped with various digital collection forms to replace traditional paper forms.
Using mUzima data collection forms in collecting patient information is a much organized, easy, safe, and efficient data collection method. mUzima for Health Providers app provides the data validation options whereby healthcare providers can ensure the forms are filled in correctly – no more outliers and all required fields are filled, reducing the need for checking errors and manual data cleaning after data collection.
mUzima app provides flexibility for the user when filling the forms. Do you want to fill it now or later? The user can proceed to complete the form or save it as drafts for later. With the incomplete forms orderly saved on incomplete forms section, the user will easily locate the drafts later and continue, unlike in paperwork where mix up is common in practice.
Paper forms storage space has been a long time concern in many healthcare settings. This is because paper forms require physical space. Digital collection forms are here to solve the issue. mUzima app can store historical data in OpenMRS database.
The digital data collection forms have empowered a revolution on how to collect, store, and share medical records. Patients’ demographic, past medical history, symptoms, progress notes, laboratory tests and results, can be completed digitally and stored safely. Furthermore, the data can be retrieved at any given time, thus enabling health providers to make better decisions and provide better care. Previously, paperwork backups would further require scanning and copying, and storage at a different location which often leads to much frustration when following a patient’s medical progression.
mUzima provides healthcare providers much flexibility as it can be accessed in six different languages (English, French, Portuguese, Hindi, Gujarati & Swahili). More so, using the forms guarantee the users with legible universal handwriting, adjust the size and even zoom options unlike in the paper forms.
It is simple collecting data using the mUzima app. It supports opening a form within a form; making workflow easy and time saving. For example, from Patient Registration Form to set relationship types with family members by filling out a Person Registration Form.
Implementation of mUzima app forms makes the use of conventional paper-based forms obsolete thus reducing environmental pollution associated with paper waste.
At mUzima, to safeguard the collected patient data is our priority, that is the reason why the mUzima app is encrypted with passwords and session timeout. Patients’ data is more secure and safe in our app.
Do you know the mUzima app works in both online and offline settings? Yes, the mUzima app can be used to collect data in an area with no internet connection; data stored temporarily in the application and later uploaded to the implementation server once the internet connection is available.
With this mobile health technological advancement, healthcare settings need to upgrade their services for better delivery and efficiency. mUzima app is an application developed to serve this purpose. Its usability, layout and functionality are user friendly. Download the app from Google play store and benefit from its top-notch features.
