83 1. During their routine supervisory visits of the health facilities Use the same check
sheet for data accuracy check 2. Examine various registers to see if those registers are filled properly
3. Examine eHMIS generated reports to see if there is any unusual
reporting of any data element, e.g. data reported too high or too low in comparison to previous reports
4.
Examine blanks in the reports 5. Review the score of Data Quality LQAS score (Section Din the Quarterly report and provide necessary feedback to the health facilities. Ask the participants what is the supervisory visit schedule for woreda and zonal supervisors and motivate them to use the Data Accuracy Check Sheet during the visit. Tell them that in this way, one supervisor can assess all the health facilities in two or three months. Summarize the session and conclude by stressing that one of the major determinants of HMIS data use is the use of information by the healthcare providers and health managers. If the staff know that the data they generate is used at higher level and they get regular
feedback based on those data, the care providers will be motivated to capture and report quality data.