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India hypertension control initiative

1. Dr Kiran Durgad IHCI Consultant, WCO India, New Delhi Strengthening hypertension services and performance measures using Simple App in India What gets measured gets done

2. India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) Launched in November 2017 To strengthen the hypertension treatment component till community level IHCI Strategies based on WHO HEARTS package IHCI Partners: Ministry of Health, ICMR, WHO-India, State Governments & Resolve to Save Lives   States implementing IHCI   States planned to initiate IHCI in 3 rd Qrt 2020

3. Hypertension – Essential Treatment Components Protocols Team care and Task sharing Medication Supply Patient- Centered Care Information Systems 14.5% increase

4. Cohort monitoring Quarterly indicator Percent of patients starting treatment during a quarter (cohort) who achieve BP control (<140/90) 3 - 6 months/6-9 months after start of treatment 4 2020

5. Quarterly Treatment Outcome (%) in Q4_2019 (Patients registered in Q3_2019)

6. Why cohort monitoring? T o know the quality of the program To measure Effectiveness of treatment among patients Identify health facilities with lower performance for early interventions What gets measured gets done 6

7. How we measure Digital system: Simple App Patient BP passport with QR code Hypertension register Paper based system: Hypertension treatment card Facility hypertension register 7   Digital (Simple App) system   Paper based (Manual) system

8. Simple Android App To manage the data of all patients with Hypertension and Diabetes at healthcare facility Used in about 1528 facilities till April 2020 About 302,529 Hypertension patients are registered till date

9. Users of Simple app D octors Nurses P harmacists H ealth counselors Community Health Officers Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) Patient (BP Passport app)

10. How Simple app help s ?

11. 1.Maintain patient records 2. Doctor can refer BP and treatment history Takes < 60 seconds for new patient and 20 seconds for follow up patient

12. 3. Make reminder calls/ SMS to overdue patients Reminder calls by Health staff Reminder SMS/ Toll free calls

13. 4. Doctor can see the facility progress

14. 5. Teleconsultation Teleconsultation by one click Health worker Doctor Doctor gets the link

15. 6. Patient can track his/her BP over phone, App also reminds medicines intake

16. Reports generated by Simple app Decrease in trend due to COVID 1 4 3 2

17. District Consolidated report 12% Decrease in Control rate due to COVID

18. Facility wise report

19. Simple app features Super fast and easy to use! Find a patient and record their data in less than 20 seconds — so you can focus on patient care. Low data use: Very little data is sent through the app. On average, about 20 MB per month . Lightweight: The app takes only about 20 MB of storage — the same amount of space as 5-6 photos. Offline support: The app will work without a good internet connection. Data will sync when you get an internet connection. Secure & private: The app uses industry-standard security to ensure patient data is safe. Simple does not access your personal information on the phone. Its all free

20. Thank You