How mobile companies in the Philippines can improve our healthcare information system?

Large mobile networks in the Philippines such as SMART and GLOBE contribute to the health care system through their social responsibility acts. Smart Communications Inc. supports the Community Health Information Tracking System [CHITS] of the UP College of Medicine. CHITS is a computer-based information system that serves the needs of the barangay health centers, as well as the national public health system. Chits allows health center workers to create electronic medical records and efficiently monitor the progress of patients, as well as identify targets {Martel, 2009}. Smart provided 16 computers and internet connection for the development of Chits. Dr. Hernan Tolentino developed Chits as a health information and surveillance system. According to Dr. Portia Marcelo, coordinator of the Urban Community Based Health Program of the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Medicine, doctors using Chits will develop their health information management skills. Meanwhile, Globe Telecom partnered with Movement Against Malaria [MAM] and came up with Malaria Infotext service. This service is a channel that enables MAM health workers and volunteers to send and receive reports concerning the disease {Trudeau, 2008}. This is a way to monitor and assess the progress in the different sites of malaria endemic areas nationwide.

References:

Martel, R. [2009]. Smart gives community health support. http://www.manilati mes.net/national /2009/jan/ 30/yehey/ business/ 20090130bus15. html

Trudeau, M., Angluben, R. and Sanguyo, M. [December, 2008] MAM gets A1 rating from the Global Fund. Milestones.