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In stage 2 of the implementation of the Health Info project, there are two substantial tasks to be carried out:

• collection of on-duty health care service data, and 
• development of mobile and web applications.

From among these plans, first data collection was started, with good progress achieved up to this date: the data collection guideline, data entry sheet have been produced to facilitate data acquisition and intensive work is going on to prepare the procurement procedure to select the data acquisition agency.

The contract for data acquisition was concluded in the middle of the month. As a result, the preparation of the procurement procedure for the development of the mobile and web applications to allow the use of the data has gained momentum.

For that purpose

• the studies made earlier were reviewed
• the current practice and services have been reviewed and analysed (also including the similar foreign applications).
• the possibilities and requirements have been collected and synthetized.

The data acquisition specialist has also actively participated in performing the task.

The plans call for the start of the procurement procedure in May. The date of handing over of the software is set for September, 2014, which will be available for the public thereafter.

As a result of a public procurement procedure, the contract was concluded in April with the data acquisition agency, retained to collect the information about the pharmacies and medical clinics providing on-duty service in the region until the end of September to fill the database for the on-duty health care monitoring system. In the course of data acquisition, minimum 140 pharmacies and at least 30 on-duty health care clinics will be contacted personally, and the data collection agents will record not only the on-duty hours of the institutions and service providers but also their exact location and photographs.

Main tasks to be carried out in the framework of the contract:

1. Performing secondary research;
2. Performing primary research: data collection in the field;
3. Entry of data acquired in the course of primary research in the database;
4. Participation in testing the applications to be developed.

1. Performing secondary research

For performing the primary data acquisition, it is important to carry out secondary research (collecting information on the Internet and from other sources), as this research provides the foundation for the database of the primary research, i.e., through secondary research it is possible to survey the pharmacies and clinics on-duty in BAZ County.

2. Performing primary research: data collection in the field

In the course of data acquisition in the field, it is necessary to personally visit all the sampling units, which are included in the database of the secondary data collection, the data in the database must be validated on the site and the missing data must be recorded.

3. Entry of data acquired in the course of primary research in the database

Recording the data of primary research is important so that the data are available in an adequate database. Data shall be entered into a database of a specific format specified by the Client using the method required.

4. Participation in the testing of the software

It is the task of the data collection agent to participate in the testing of the software, with particular regard to data entry and modification. The experience and observations of this process contribute to the fine-tuning of the software and debugging the eventual faults and deficiencies.