by a “TREATMENT SUPPORTER”. If a treatment supporter is seen in the CTC, and the software recognizes the clinic IDs as a repeat patient, then it is okay to save new visit information as long as you select “TREATMENT SUPPORTER” from this dropdown box. For most patients, you will not need to change anything in these fields, and you can simply click “Save Visit Date” (Figure 13). Now you are ready to begin searching the DSS database for matches! Click on the page tab called “Linkage with DSS” found at the top left of the screen underneath the Health Facility Name (Figure 14). Figure 14. Page tabs On the Linkage with DSS page, click “Search DSS” (Figure 15). Figure 15. "Search DSS" and "Assign match" buttons BE PATIENT! Currently, the software application takes 10-20 seconds to return its search results. Do not begin clicking on other things in the software while it is searching. Take this time to make sure you have a completed timeline (Figure 10). 5. Assign match(es); Save Match Notes When the software completes its search, the top 20 likely matches will be displayed on the bottom half of the screen, in order of how similar the record matches your inputs (Figure 16). Beginning with the top record, go through each record and determine whether that record pertains to the individual who is sitting in front of you. When you select each record, the entire household members list will appear in the bottom right corner of the software window. For each record, look through the household members list to see if the “Oldest Household Member” that the patient gave to you is in the list. If the name is in the list, this record is likely to be the patient’s record. However, you may have found a record for someone else who lives in the same household but looks similar to the patient, in terms of similarity of names, date of birth, and/or gender. Therefore, it is still important to make sure the record is for the patient by looking at all the available information in the record (name, date of birth, date of
by a “TREATMENT SUPPORTER”. If a treatment supporter is seen in the CTC, and the software recognizes the clinic IDs as a repeat patient, then it is okay to save new visit information as long as you select “TREATMENT SUPPORTER” from this dropdown box. For most patients, you will not need to change anything in these fields, and you can simply click “Save Visit Date” (Figure 13). Now you are ready to begin searching the DSS database for matches! Click on the page tab called “Linkage with DSS” found at the top left of the screen underneath the Health Facility Name (Figure 14). Figure 14. Page tabs On the Linkage with DSS page, click “Search DSS” (Figure 15). Figure 15. "Search DSS" and "Assign match" buttons BE PATIENT! Currently, the software application takes 10-20 seconds to return its search results. Do not begin clicking on other things in the software while it is searching. Take this time to make sure you have a completed timeline (Figure 10). 5. Assign match(es); Save Match Notes When the software completes its search, the top 20 likely matches will be displayed on the bottom half of the screen, in order of how similar the record matches your inputs (Figure 16). Beginning with the top record, go through each record and determine whether that record pertains to the individual who is sitting in front of you. When you select each record, the entire household members list will appear in the bottom right corner of the software window. For each record, look through the household members list to see if the “Oldest Household Member” that the patient gave to you is in the list. If the name is in the list, this record is likely to be the patient’s record. However, you may have found a record for someone else who lives in the same household but looks similar to the patient, in terms of similarity of names, date of birth, and/or gender. Therefore, it is still important to make sure the record is for the patient by looking at all the available information in the record (name, date of birth, date of
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