Implementation and use of a national electronic dashboard to guide COVID-19 clinical management in Fiji
10.5365/wpsar.2023.14.5.967
- Author:
Karen Hammad
1
,
2
,
3
;
Sean Casey
4
,
5
;
Rigamoto Taito
6
,
7
;
Sara W Demas
1
;
Mohita Joshi
8
;
Rashmi Rita
9
;
Anaseini Maisema
10
Author Information
1. World Health Organization Division of Pacific Technical Support, Suva, Fiji
2. Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
3. College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
4. World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines
5. School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
6. Lautoka Hospital, Lautoka, Fiji
7. Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Suva, Fiji
8. Office of the Pacific Islands, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Suva, Fiji
9. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Office of the Pacific Islands, Suva, Fiji
10. Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Suva, Fiji
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
clinical decision-making, case management, COVID-19, patient isolation, health resources, data management
- From:
Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
2023;14(5):16-22
- CountryWHO-WPRO
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Problem: From April to September 2021, Fiji experienced a second wave of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) precipitated by the Delta variant of concern, prompting a need to strengthen existing data management of positive COVID-19 cases.
Context: With COVID-19 cases peaking at 1405 a day and many hospital admissions, the need to develop a better way to visualize data became clear.
Action: The Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs collaborated to develop an online clinical dashboard to support better visualization of case management data.
Outcome: The dashboard was used across Fiji at national, divisional and local levels for COVID-19 management. At the national level, it provided real-time reports describing the surge pattern, severity and management of COVID-19 cases across the country during daily incident management team meetings. At the divisional level, it gave the divisional directors access to timely information about hospital and community isolation of cases. At the hospital level, the dashboard allowed managers to monitor trends in isolated cases and use of oxygen resources.
Discussion: The dashboard replaced previous paper-based reporting of statistics with delivery of trends and real-time data. The team that developed the tool were situated in different locations and did not meet physically, demonstrating the ease of implementing this online tool in a resource-constrained setting. The dashboard is easy to use and could be used in other Pacific island countries and areas.
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