Jessica Shull

Jessica Shull replied to "Unique Identifiers in Resource-Limited Settings" in the Health IT community.

Nathan, are you following the work of Nandan Nilekani and UIDAI (Unique Identity Authority of India)? This is the ex-head of Infosys, now working for the Indian government on a project called Aadhaar with UIDAI, rolling out unique IDs for millions, based on biometrics. They are running into glitches, of course, people whose fingerprints are worn away from years of labor, people who don't know when they were born, but they are making progress. Perhaps ...

Jessica Shull replied to "The role of Evaluation in Global eHealth" in the Health IT community.

In response to Joachim: My experience in mHealth illustrated that certainly, funding is a major reason evaluations are not carried out more frequently. And I agree with Leo and Alvin. Additional reasons can include: 1. Within many organizations it is permissible to evaluate their own systems, but not external programs. 2. If it is to be evaluated, it is not universally clear what a 'successful' system means, as there is not a recognized set of ...

Jessica Shull replied to "Wireless Technologies for Monitoring and Adherence Panel Nov. 15-19" in the Health IT community.

Dear all, This discussion illustrates a rich body of knowledge not yet disseminated throughout the mHealth community. As a follow-up, I'd like to suggest posting your apps (if they are not already) on the HUB database: http://www.healthunbound.org/technology/applications so that peer ratings and commentary can be seen and debated by a wider group of stakeholders. Sincerely, Jessica

Jessica Shull replied to "Wireless Technologies for Monitoring and Adherence Panel Nov. 15-19" in the Adherence & Retention community.

Hi all, As this is another relevant thread, I thought I would add this post from the ICT4CHW site: Brian Nejmeh <bnejmeh@gmail.com> Nov 15 10:02AM -0500 ^ World Vision (WV) uses the Core HIV and AIDS Response Monitoring System (CHARMS) to track and measure core indicators related to individuals with HIV and AIDS within the communities WV serves. WV uses community care coalitions of volunteer caregivers to care for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). Current ...

Jessica Shull replied to "Agenda y Web Conferencia de IMeCA 2010 Nov. 29-30 / Agenda and Web Conference for IMeCA 2010 Nov. 29-30" in the Health IT community.

Joaquin, Thank you for the notice. Can you please send the the webmeeting ID? Kind regards, Jess -- Jessica Shull MA MS mHealth Alliance Washington DC 202 280 4766