One of the mandates of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-supported MEASURE Evaluation project is to strengthen the collection, analysis, and use of routine health information system (RHIS) data for the delivery of high-quality health services. JSI, through MEASURE Evaluation, developed the Performance of Routine Information System Management (PRISM) Framework and suite of tools in 2011 for global use in assessing the reliability and timeliness of an RHIS, in making evidence-based decisions, and in identifying gaps in an RHIS so they can be addressed and the system can be improved.
With USAID’s support and through MEASURE Evaluation, JSI has revised the PRISM Tools and developed other elements, based on the PRISM Framework, to create a broad array of materials: the “PRISM Series.” This new, comprehensive PRISM Series is useful for designing, strengthening, and evaluating RHIS performance and developing a plan to put the results of a PRISM assessment into action.
This manual—the second in the series—provides guidance for new and returning users of SurveyCTO interested in using the software for a PRISM assessment. The data entry function for PRISM has been developed in Version 2.41 of SurveyCTO (2018), a software platform based on Open Data Kit (ODK) with enhanced functionality for designing forms, collecting data, monitoring data quality, analyzing data, and more.
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