Front Line Worker (FLW) application

Introduction

This introduction provides a clear overview of the application’s purpose, target audience, glossary of terms, key features, and success metrics. Here’s a summary of the main points:

Purpose:
The application aims to reduce manual labour for ASHAs, enhance their efficiency, and ensure timely, accurate data collection. It supports the RMNCH+A program by improving service delivery and tracking for antenatal, postnatal, and immunization services.

Audience

Developer Community: Developers can contribute any features for specific use cases.
Organizations: Any Organization can openly use this application and can add features on top of it.
Researchers and Analysts: For the ones who study the application.

Problem Statement:

ASHAs face challenges with manual data management, leading to inefficiencies and delays in service delivery. To improve tracking and monitoring of antenatal, postnatal, and immunization services under the RMNCH+A program along with NCDs and Communicable Diseases Services, a digital solution is needed.

Goals:

To develop a digital application that streamlines data entry enhances accuracy, and improves efficiency for ASHAs, supporting effective service delivery under the RMNCH+A program as well as for Tuberculosis (TB) and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). The application must streamline data entry, enhance accuracy, and function well offline while supporting multiple languages. This will reduce manual labour, empower ASHAs, and ensure timely health service delivery.

Glossary:

S. No	Term / Acronym / Abbreviation	Full form/ Definition
1	FLW	Frontline Health Workers; i.e. ASHA, ANM and AWW
2	ASHA	Accredited Social Health Activist
3	ANM	Auxiliary Nurse Mid-Wife
10	EC	Eligible couple
11	PW	Pregnant Woman
12	HRP	High Risk Pregnancy
13	ANC	Antenatal Care: A pregnant Woman has 3 stages first trimester, second trimester and third trimester.
14	PNC	Postnatal Care: Post Delivery period for Mother and Infant up 42 Days.
15	LMP	Last Menstrual Period
16	EDD	Expected Date of Delivery
17	DOB	Date of Birth
18	LBW	Low Birth Weight Baby
19	RMNCH+A	Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health
20	RMNCAH+N	Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health Plus Nutrition
21	HBNC	Home Based New Born Care
22	HBYC	Home-Based Care for Young Child
23	SNCU	Special Newborn Care Units
24	NCD	Non-Communicable Diseases
25	CBAC	Community Based Assessment Checklist
26	CDR	Child Death Review
27	MDSR	Maternal Death Surveillance and Response
28	MCTS	Mother and Child Tracking System
29	NHM	National Health Mission
30	NRHM	National Rural Health Mission
31	NUHM	National Urban Health Mission
32	NIC	National Informatics Centre

Features:

1.Digital Data Capture and Transfer:

Streamlines the process of recording beneficiary information.
Ensures accurate and efficient data entry.

2.Accessibility:

Enables ASHA to access patient records effortlessly.

3.Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) Generation:

Facilitate the creation of Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts, M1 Milestone Compliant.

4.Online” and "Offline Data Sync" Capability:

Ensure seamless functionality in areas with limited or no internet connectivity

5.Speech To Text:

Simplifies data entry through voice recognition

6.Multilingual Support:

Ensures accessibility for users across different linguistic backgrounds

7.Beneficiary ID Generation:

Automatically generates unique IDs for easy beneficiary tracking

Success Metrics:

User Satisfaction: Positive feedback from ASHA workers regarding the usability and helpfulness of the Application

Assumptions:

ASHA workers are equipped with smart devices (phones or tablets) capable of running the necessary applications.
The ASHA workers have basic digital literacy to navigate through the app.