Another part of the telehealth program of the Province of Batanes and the National Telehealth Center is the installation of the Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS). Funded by PANASIA-ICT (Singapore/ Canada) and originally designed by Dr. Herman Tolentino alongside with the healthworkers of Pasay City, CHITS is a software customized for local health centers which comply with reportorial requirements of the Department of Health. It is an open source software, which simply means everyone is free to use and modify it to fit their needs, and translates to zero cost for acquisition and updates. Mr. Alison Perez, senior programmer of the Medical Informatics Unit of the UP College of Medicine came to Batanes on May 6, 2008 to train health workers on CHITS alongside Dr. HR Aujero of the National Telehealth Center. With the assistance of UP med students Romelyn April Imperio, Van Jerwin Mercado, Dan Michael Pineda, and Ezra Valido, the training consisted of hands-on session on using the software. Initially installed in the pilot sites of Basco, Uyugan, and the Provincial Health Office, CHITS is hoped to systematize and efficiently manage health data. Eventually, all of six municipalities, of Batanes will use the system.
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