EMIIS

Poor handling of disease threats. A typical example is Nigeria a country with estimated population of 200 Million with current cumulative covid19 encounters as at 1June 2020 placed at a little over 10,000 mark due to minimal testing abilities. Unfortunately each state can only boast of not more than 5 fully to semi furnished health facilities. Each hospital however has a maximum bed capacity of 300 beds dedicated and approved by NCDC to fight this unforgiving killer that has made a mess of healthcare systems of greater and advanced countries like America, Germany, Italy, France, Russia etc. EMIIS  provides information intelligence ridding on the back of the internet to effectively identify a patient, carry out electronic archival of documentation, document symptoms and confirmation of covid19 and other diseases in globally accepted format, share data with contact tracers, policy makers. Real-time stock pile management is also possible for States 

We proffer solution to the Health security & pandemics challenge. The covid19 and other infectious diseases have proven to the world that an outbreak on any part of the globe is a threat to all thus requiring collaborative efforts in combat strategy. Unfortunately the dream to fight with this synergy is often marred when policy makers lack cutting edge and standardized real-time data to classify, track and research.In Nigeria with estimated population of 200Million, the current cumulative covid19 encounters as at 1June 2020 stands at a little over 10,000 mark due to minimal testing abilities. Unfortunately for this West African giant, while this figure increases by at least 5% daily, each state can only boast of not more than 5 fully to semi furnished health facilities. Each hospital however has a maximum bed capacity of 300 beds dedicated and approved by NCDC to fight this unforgiving killer that has made a mess of healthcare systems of greater and advanced countries like America, Germany, Italy, France, Russia etc.Today, Nigeria is data rich but information poor, as a result of the fact that not much can be made out of the existing data trapped within the manual system

EMIIS is a hospital web application which can be deployed at the HMB (Health Management Board) of state while clients subscribe monthly at affordable fee for service. It has the necessary information intelligence ridding on the back of the internet to effectively identify a patient, carry out electronic archival of clinical information from care centers (private, primary healthcare and other hospitals within the state)e.g. symptoms and confirmation of covid19 and other diseases in standardized and globally accepted format ICD10 & ICD10PCS, patient’s transport and social contact histories, share data with contact tracers, policy makers and help in possible  allergy detection before drug administration. Furthermore, EMIIS can help state and federal to know current stock pile of medical asset at respective hospitals and storage centers at real-time thus knowing what type of intervention is required by dedicated front line strike force. EMIIS Health Information Management module does automatic indexing of disease burden at a click of a button analyzing data pool  and showing snapshot of respective disease encounters by age range distribution of patients. This is a sharp contrast to what is a tradition in manual approach which would require a duration running into weeks to arrive at clinical answers

For years, there have been dedicated efforts to promote and strengthen bio-surveillance capabilities in Nigeria, but these efforts have always been met with stiff challenges thereby making it difficult to prevent these ever-emerging threats. The lack of a viable electronically backed disease surveillance system in Nigeria has made it very difficult for government and health related agencies to contain covid19 and other diseases. Today, Nigeria is data rich but information poor, as a result of the fact that not much can be made out of the existing data trapped within the manual system and also in individual health facilities. Right now the government is relying on the traditional health systems which have been long overdue in the fight against (COVID-19), a system that lacks the ability to accurately facilitate collection, analysis and retrieval of data thus making it difficult to provide the government with real-time situational information. 

For hospitals or related centers with minimal IT centric staff, our strategy is to setup data center at state HMB (Health Management Board). This would allow hospitals within the state to pump data via the internet seamlessly at real-time. States can then replicate such harmonized data.

The fight against Covid19 and other diseases is the present greatest challenge of all countries. This disease is highly contagious, invisible yet desperate to destroy lives and economies thus require comprehensive and collective action plan as no one can be left behind. Furthermore, it is imperative that health data from any part of the word is free from ambiguities as the development of drugs, care plan and other medical essentials must be tailored to the present realities. EMIIS provides necessary information thus making the best use of time, skills and other resources under a fair and equitable distribution strategy.

The development of our application was not done in isolation and it is a product born out of over a decade long R&D (Research and Development) at diverse hospitals with close relationship with users e.g. HIM [Health Information Management] Staff, doctors, nurses, NHIS (National Health Insurance Scheme), Health Management Board etc. In addition to this, EMIIS HIM module does automatic indexing of disease burden (at a click of a button analysis data pool showing snapshot of respective disease encounters by age range distribution of the victims or patients. This is a sharp contrast to what is a tradition in manual approach which would require a duration running into weeks to arrive at clinical answers), clinical document archival “e-folder”[ Note that this is not just scanning documents but rather conforming to patient identification standards and “Tracer Card” system], Pharmacovigilance [while NAFDAC – National Agency for Food &Drug Administration is doing exploit with the drug and commodity authentication system, we believe that it is imperative to note that a dug with excellent reputation might have adverse effects on a particular patient having first experience or subsequent. Unfortunately, patients are often subjected to multiple excruciating episodes at hospitals since there is no automated way of fast-tracking allergies or reactions before drug prescriptions and administration] etc. Existing alternatives to EMIIS have however been the manual ways of doing things. our competitors simply dump data in RDBMS without information intelligence or AI. We boldly say EMIIS stands out in Nigeria. 

Right now, we have to adopt new strategies to strengthen our bio-surveillance systems not completely discarding the old system but improving on it but by leveraging on ICT [Information & Communication Technology] tools as well as the new ways to clinical coding [ICD-10] I. E. Morbidity and normality and PCS - known medical procedures and interventions to enhance effective tracking of trends and patterns of emerging communicable and non-communicable diseases. A key to improving all-hazards incident management is to focus efforts on collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information to facilitate timely decision making, whether a health incident is a naturally occurring phenomenon, accidental, or deliberate in nature. 
Furthermore, in these fiscally challenging times, we have to leverage distributed capabilities and 

add value to independent, individual efforts to protect the health and safety of the Nation through effective implementation of Disease Surveillance Units setup in various locations within the country. The goal is to achieve a well-integrated National Bio-surveillance Enterprise, that saves lives by providing essential information at real-time for better decision making at all levels. 

We have carried out many pilot tests at our labs and those belonging to stakeholders over the last decade based on this stakeholders are now ready to invest.

A good example is the TETFUND (Tertiary Education Trust Fund) 2 Billion Naira grant giving to LAUTECH – Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Oyo State Nigeria to construct an ultramodern hospital and data center. IICT was giving the LOT1 (Sum 32,349,616 Million Naira. PROCUREMENT & INSTALLATION OF ELECTRONIC MEDICARE SYSTEM, SERVERS & SOFTWARE ANCILLARIES) & LOT2 (Sum 28 Million Naira. PROCUREMENT & INSTALLATION OF LAN, POWER BACKUP INFRASTRUCTURE, COMPUTER, PRINTERS & RELATED EQUIPMENT) Projects.

This data center and hospital is due to be opened in July 2020. Furthermore it is one of many that would be used to achieve HIEI in oyo State Nigeria. 

Africa is often blessed with impact initiatives from international or local facilitators yet rarely aspire to desired expectations of funders and donors. Some of these initiatives include but not limited to Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), NACA, Polio programs, malaria, COVID19 and other tropical diseases. This is largely due to assumption in data. In addition to this, many hospitals especially in Nigeria do not have disease classification tools (ICD10 for Diseases & PCS for procedures) while others have obsolete versions and personnel not equipped with accurate knowledge base to report encounters accurately. EMIIS [Electronic Medicare Information Intelligence System] project would help within a short time to deliver the much-needed data for planning medical intervention irrespective of the disease focus. This is different from unnecessary duplication of effort on respective diseases

We have carried out many pilot tests at our labs and those belonging to stakeholders over the last decade based on this stakeholders are now ready to invest.

A good example is the TETFUND (Tertiary Education Trust Fund) 2 Billion Naira grant giving to LAUTECH – Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Oyo State Nigeria to construct an ultramodern hospital and data center. IICT was giving the LOT1 (Sum 32,349,616 Million Naira. PROCUREMENT & INSTALLATION OF ELECTRONIC MEDICARE SYSTEM, SERVERS & SOFTWARE ANCILLARIES) & LOT2 (Sum 28 Million Naira. PROCUREMENT & INSTALLATION OF LAN, POWER BACKUP INFRASTRUCTURE, COMPUTER, PRINTERS & RELATED EQUIPMENT) Projects.

This data center and hospital is due to be opened in July 2020. Furthermore it is one of many that would be used to achieve HIEI in oyo State Nigeria. 

A good example is the TETFUND (Tertiary Education Trust Fund) 2 Billion Naira grant giving to LAUTECH – Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Oyo State Nigeria to construct an ultramodern hospital and data center. IICT was giving the LOT1 (Sum 32,349,616 Million Naira. PROCUREMENT & INSTALLATION OF ELECTRONIC MEDICARE SYSTEM, SERVERS & SOFTWARE ANCILLARIES) & LOT2 (Sum 28 Million Naira. PROCUREMENT & INSTALLATION OF LAN, POWER BACKUP INFRASTRUCTURE, COMPUTER, PRINTERS & RELATED EQUIPMENT) Projects.

This above project would serve a minimun of 20,000 students on campus with an approximate 5,000 employees. In addition to this,  the hospital will also serve the immediate community (ogbomosho) interfacing with the  teaching hospital to deliver cutting edge health information intelligence that would inturn save not less than 1million citizens in that part of oyo State. 

The future of EMIIS is to evolve into a sustainable HIEI (Health information Exchange and Interoperability) platform thus sharing cutting-edge clinical information across multiple hospitals, labs, Pharmacies and regulatory bodies like LGAs (Local Government Areas), State, Federal, WHO (World Health Organization) and other donors. These users of information are located in diverse locations but through the internet, the digital divide is bridged.

please note that there are more than 3000 hospitals ranging from teaching, specialist, private, primary healthcare centers etc that would be incorporated in this initiative to fight emerging treats with mordern techniques and data synthesis. 

Protecting the health and safety of every Nigerian citizen through a well-integrated national bio-surveillance system is a top national security priority. It requires that we focus on core functions to make further progress. An efficient, effective, and well-integrated bio-surveillance enterprise depends on all participants focusing their programs toward implementation of these functions. 
The core functions are the specific and priority areas of focus for enhancing the coordination and management of incidents of national significance affecting human, animal, and plant health, and serving as a key node in an emerging international network focused on global health. The deliberate pursuit of these carefully selected core functions is aimed at strengthening the national bio-surveillance enterprise, adding value for all, and expediting decision making at all levels. The foregoing calls for a coordinated approach that brings together; Federal, State, LCDA, Tribal-governments, the Private sector, non-governmental Organizations; and International partners. It challenges us to take full advantage of the advanced technologies, new vaccines, the latest science, and social media, to help keep our citizens safe. It describes the core functions and critical capabilities we need to succeed. 

we intend to further penetrate the health sector in Nigeria within the next five years and change the manual information practice. we believe this task is achievable seeing the gradual change in status quo in oyo State that has not less than 3000 potential subscribers. NHIS is also a stake holder in our initiative. 

Financial : ICT initiatives are often very capital intensive. Furthermore,  financial institutions in Nigeria pay lip service to the sponsorship of emerging techniques and technology. Funding seminars and adverts is also a great expenditure not to talk of heavy and multiple taxation in Nigeria.

Technical: the world, challenges,  techniques and technology never stops changing.  However finding foot soldiers committed to the task without much emphasis on wages at the beginning is daunting. 

Legal: intellectual property theft is rampact in Nigeria.  This is not limited to theft of finished products as ideas suggested in articles and EOIs to government establishment are often imitated and implemented poorly by some malicious persons. This behavior by these groups of persons is amplified when the author is percieved to be a startup and requires large funds and publicity to be respected.

Cultural: there is still the phobia  for technology in many sectors as many believe it would lead to massive loss of jobs. Others kick back since computerisation may likely reduce their corruption in the system 

market barrier : awareness of benefits of digitization is still low. technically know how and internet penetration is low in some locations. 

Financial : we intend to push access to some of our services through monthly affordable subscriptions. Partnership with NHIS  and donors like MIT would make Nigerian banks to break the vault to fund EMIIS. 

legal: there would be proper legal agreements with government and other subscribers. We are not also not an affiliate of any political party as this error often lead to sudden death of initiatives in Nigeria that often last politically for 4years if the rulling party is voted out. source code of applications would also be kept out of reach to indiscriminate access 

cultural : erronous perception of people is gradually changing through education and advocacy. The point we need to get across is the fact that digitization would help employees do  their jobs more effectively using modern tools

Market barrier : this is also improving especially with innovations from PTOs. partnership with MIT and other donors would speed up penetration and achievement of initiatives. 

The team members are employees of IICT-Institute for Information and Communication Technology 

The development of our application was not done in isolation and it is a product born out of over a decade long R&D (Research and Development) at diverse hospitals with close relationship with users e.g. HIM [Health Information Management] Staff, doctors, nurses, NHIS (National Health Insurance Scheme), Health Management Board etc. 

We have not less than 20 full-time employees directly involved with EMIIS while a host of others are partners and temporal work force 

The development of our application was not done in isolation and it is a product born out of over a decade long R&D (Research and Development) at diverse hospitals with close relationship with users e.g. HIM [Health Information Management] Staff, doctors, nurses, NHIS (National Health Insurance Scheme), Health Management Board etc. 

In addition to this major players on the team are owners of the parent company IICT- Institute for Information and Communication Technology. In addition to this,  we are Nationals of Nigeria and committed to change the status quo in healthcare. Furthermore the covid19 and other emerging threats require the efforts of individuals and corporate organizations to salvage what is left of our world and economies. 

We believe that no one is an island of knowledge and so open to further trainings and exposure especially from MIT that is committed to the dream to change and improve how people and computers can be connected so that collectively they act more intelligently than any one person,  group or computer. 

we have good relationship with the NHIS and other stakeholders in the healthcare information management. We have collectively organized several trainings and sensitization seminars on the use of latest classification tools ICD10 and PCS for dissease monitoring and financial reimbursement to Healthcare Management Organisations and Providers since manual documentation of medical encounters are cumbersome and prone to fraud. Please note that EMIIS modules are several with each targeting specific needs. You would probably agree with us that there is a correlation between the fight against covid 19 and comprehensive healthcare insurance necessary for front line workers and the patient that greatly require intervention from their government without having to set up new establishment which would be saddled with the responsibility.

Africa is often blessed with impact initiatives from international or local facilitators yet rarely aspire to desired expectations of funders and donors. Some of these initiatives include but not limited to Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), NACA, Polio programs, malaria, COVID19 and other tropical diseases. This is largely due to assumption in data. In addition to this, many hospitals especially in Nigeria do not have disease classification tools (ICD10 for Diseases & PCS for procedures) while others have obsolete versions and personnel not equipped with accurate knowledge base to report encounters accurately. EMIIS [Electronic Medicare Information Intelligence System] project would help within a short time to deliver the much-needed data for planning medical intervention irrespective of the disease focus. This is different from unnecessary duplication of effort on respective diseases

For hospitals or related centers with minimal IT (Information Technology) centric staff, our strategy is to setup data center at state HMB (Health Management Board). This would allow hospitals within the state to pump data via the internet seamlessly at real-time. States can then replicate such harmonized data to federal, WHO, etc. for effective planning.

Prospective major customers are private, state, and federal hospitals. These clients can access our product through;
1. Outright Purchase of Full-Value Standard/Enterprise version 
2. Subscription-based Plan arrangement, over the Internet to our HQ
3. State or Private Hospitals can connect to HMB (Health Management Board);
Located in their respective locations on subscription or grant basis. 

4. Federal hospitals can do outright purchase of installed version 

5. Access to data for research by individuals can also be based on subscription. 

6. Donors, NGOs etc. can also facilitate the establishment of Data-centers through the provision of grants or partnership.

A good example is the TETFUND (Tertiary Education Trust Fund) 2 Billion Naira grant giving to LAUTECH – Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Oyo State Nigeria to construct an ultramodern hospital and data center. IICT was giving the LOT1 (Sum 32,349,616 Million Naira. PROCUREMENT & INSTALLATION OF ELECTRONIC MEDICARE SYSTEM, SERVERS & SOFTWARE ANCILLARIES) & LOT2 (Sum 28 Million Naira. PROCUREMENT & INSTALLATION OF LAN, POWER BACKUP INFRASTRUCTURE, COMPUTER, PRINTERS & RELATED EQUIPMENT) Projects.

For years, there have been dedicated efforts to promote and strengthen bio-surveillance capabilities in Nigeria, but these efforts have always been met with stiff challenges thereby making it difficult to prevent these ever-emerging threats. The lack of a viable electronically backed disease surveillance system in Nigeria has made it very difficult for government and health related agencies to contain this deadly disease. Today the Nigeria is data rich but information poor, as a result of the fact that not much can be made out of the existing data trapped within the manual system and also in individual health facilities. Right now the government is relying on the traditional health systems which have been long overdue in the fight against (COVID-19), a system that lacks the ability to accurately facilitate collection, analysis and retrieval of data thus making it difficult to provide the government with real-time situational information required for effective decision making. 

Most developing countries are quick to embrace solutions that have been celebrated globally.  MIT  and related affiliate is however greatly respected in Nigeria and beyond thus helping exceedingly with penetration strategies.

The fight against the novel Covid19 and other diseases is the present greatest challenge of all countries. This disease is highly contagious, invisible yet desperate to destroy lives and economies thus require comprehensive and collective action plan as no one can be left behind. Furthermore, it is imperative that health data from any part of the word is free from ambiguities as the development of drugs, care plan and other medical essentials must be tailored to the present realities. EMIIS provides necessary information thus making the best use of time, skills and other resources under a fair and equitable distribution strategy.

The fight against the novel Covid19 and other diseases is the present greatest challenge of all countries. This disease is highly contagious, invisible yet desperate to destroy lives and economies thus require comprehensive and collective action plan as no one can be left behind. Furthermore, it is imperative that health data from any part of the word is free from ambiguities as the development of drugs, care plan and other medical essentials must be tailored to the present realities. EMIIS provides necessary information thus making the best use of time, skills and other resources under a fair and equitable distribution strategy.

The fight against the novel Covid19 and other diseases is the present greatest challenge of all countries. This disease is highly contagious, invisible yet desperate to destroy lives and economies thus require comprehensive and collective action plan as no one can be left behind. Furthermore, it is imperative that health data from any part of the word is free from ambiguities as the development of drugs, care plan and other medical essentials must be tailored to the present realities. EMIIS provides necessary information thus making the best use of time, skills and other resources under a fair and equitable distribution strategy.

The fight against the novel Covid19 and other diseases is the present greatest challenge of all countries. This disease is highly contagious, invisible yet desperate to destroy lives and economies thus require comprehensive and collective action plan as no one can be left behind. Furthermore, it is imperative that health data from any part of the word is free from ambiguities as the development of drugs, care plan and other medical essentials must be tailored to the present realities. EMIIS provides necessary information thus making the best use of time, skills and other resources under a fair and equitable distribution strategy.