Here is my update on my trip to the Philippines with Ted Chan, 2009 MIT Sloan graduate and business sustainability lead on Moca.
We had a very productive 6 weeks there including software testing of Moca, usability testing, training local developers, recruiting new students to work on the project, and understanding the existing workflow at different levels of the healthcare system in the Philippines. We shared Moca through presentations with many groups such as University of Philippines Dean of the College of Medicine, PhilHealth Insurance Corporation President and CEO, Former President of Globe Telecommunications, Director of Strategy at Ayala, MIT Alumni Club of the Philippines, SMART telecommunications company business strategy team, Department of Science and Technology Joint Telemedicine Project Team, RTI, Tarlac State University, as well as countless doctors, nurses, and staff along the way.
Ted focused on developing a business plan for a venture-backed corporation to devlier and scale eHealth services in the country, while I focused on working with PhilHealth to push for reimbursement of telehealth services for all members (about 80% of the population).
Below is the summary of my experience in the Philippines that I wrote for the MIT Public Service Center.
http://web.mit.edu/kkuan87/Public/katherinekuan_report.pdf
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Project Summary
- Community Impact
- Personal Impact
- Donor Recognition
- Appendix
Analysis of Philippine Healthcare System
Summary of eHealth Services of the National Telehealth Center
Matrix of eHealth and PhilHealth initiatives
Policy Proposal for PhilHealth
Sample Referral Forms for Workflow
Usability Testing of Moca
Usability Testing of OpenMRS Media Viewer
Technical Support Manual for Moca
Summary of Workflow in Batanes
Tags: GSOC Media Viewer, MIT Public Service Center, OpenMRS, Philippines, UP Manila National Telehealth Center