Zhou, MHerselman, Martha EColeman, A2015-12-182015-12-182015-04Zhou, M, Herselman, M and Coleman A. 2015. USSD technology a low cost asset in complementing public health workers’ work processes. In: Third International Conference, IWBBIO 2015, Granada, Spain, April 15-17, 2015. Proceedings, Part II. Springer International Publishing978-3-319-16479-3http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-16480-9_6http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8318Third International Conference, IWBBIO 2015, Granada, Spain, April 15-17, 2015. Proceedings, Part II. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's websiteLowering costs and easy access to health information is important to public healthcare workers (PHWs) and patients who are both offline and online to improve equitable access to healthcare information. Harnessing mobile health (mHealth) improves the quality of and access to healthcare services in low income countries in which residents are remotely dispersed and have limitations in accessing the internet. Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) technology has been used to perform mobile money transactions through Ecocash, Telecash and Onewallet services but there is little use of the technology for clinical data repositories (CDRs). USSD codes facility is a cross-platform mobile handset support solution which allows the health services providers and patients to interact almost anywhere and at anytime. MHealth implementation through platforms such as EconetHealth m rely focuses on health tips and there is need for emphasis on linking CDRs with USSD technology.enmHealthmobile healthUSSD technologyUnstructured Supplementary Service DataCDRsClinical Data RepositoriesEHRsPHWsPublic Healthcare WorkersConference PresentationZhou, M., Herselman, M. E., & Coleman, A. (2015). USSD technology a low cost asset in complementing public health workers’ work processes. Springer International Publishing. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8318Zhou, M, Martha E Herselman, and A Coleman. "USSD technology a low cost asset in complementing public health workers’ work processes." (2015): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8318Zhou M, Herselman ME, Coleman A, USSD technology a low cost asset in complementing public health workers’ work processes; Springer International Publishing; 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8318 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Zhou, M AU - Herselman, Martha E AU - Coleman, A AB - Lowering costs and easy access to health information is important to public healthcare workers (PHWs) and patients who are both offline and online to improve equitable access to healthcare information. Harnessing mobile health (mHealth) improves the quality of and access to healthcare services in low income countries in which residents are remotely dispersed and have limitations in accessing the internet. Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) technology has been used to perform mobile money transactions through Ecocash, Telecash and Onewallet services but there is little use of the technology for clinical data repositories (CDRs). USSD codes facility is a cross-platform mobile handset support solution which allows the health services providers and patients to interact almost anywhere and at anytime. MHealth implementation through platforms such as EconetHealth m rely focuses on health tips and there is need for emphasis on linking CDRs with USSD technology. DA - 2015-04 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - mHealth KW - mobile health KW - USSD technology KW - Unstructured Supplementary Service Data KW - CDRs KW - Clinical Data Repositories KW - EHRs KW - PHWs KW - Public Healthcare Workers LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2015 SM - 978-3-319-16479-3 T1 - USSD technology a low cost asset in complementing public health workers’ work processes TI - USSD technology a low cost asset in complementing public health workers’ work processes UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8318 ER -