The implementation structure obviously drives significantly the resource requirements for implementing openIMIS. The scale and modalities further impact the costs associated with implementing openIMIS. Some basic guidance on key cost components in terms of supplies, equipment, and capacity development needs are:
- Office IT Equipment (excluding phones) * no. of insurance schemes
- Office running costs * no. of insurance schemes
- Printing of forms: enrolment forms, ID cards (incl. lamination) (1 per each individuals registered in system, claim forms (for claims at health facilities)
- Mobile phones * (no. of enrolment agents + no. of health facilities)
- IT maintenance/Software development costs for customization (where applicable)
- Server related costs (depending on set up - license, hosting charges, security related costs, antivirus)
- External SMS gateway charges (one time charge for obtaining gateway rights and SMS bundle cost, if applicable)
- Mobile money payment transaction cost (one time charge for enrolling in mobile money system and transaction costs, if applicable)
- Capacity development of users and system administrators at various levels
IT Personnel requirements
1 IMIS System administrator
Responsibilities:
- Maintain the list of registries in IMIS (Health Facilities, Insurance Products, etc)
- Support system users with technical issues (Level 1)
- Track issue resolution
- Change management (e.g. mobile app deployment and training)
Key qualifications and requirements:
- Data manipulation with Microsoft office suite (or equivalent) skills
- Know how in insurance processes
2 Server administrator
Responsibilities:
- Maintain the Windows Server (OS upgrade, internet access, security aspects)
- Manage the IMIS web application (Microsoft IIS)
- Perfom web application upgrades
- Perform database upgrades
- Perform web services / API updates
- Perform mobile application configuration's upgrades
Key qualifications and requirements:
- Bachelor degree
- Experience in deploying web application and experience with MS SQL Server
3 Data entry clerk
Responsibilities:
- Extract data from central server for offline clients
- Upload data to central server from offline clients
- Promptly enter and manage data (enrolment and claims entry) in the insurance information system
- Flag inconsistencies in data entry to Manager
- Cross check renewal lists, missing photos list, inactive and idle policies lists, pending claims lists, etc.
- Flag inconsistencies with payments in system
- Coordinate with System Administrator register updates
- Feedback requesting
- Generating reports and ensuring data coherence
- Provide basic troubleshooting for phone components and extracts
- Basic troubleshooting and user accounts
Key qualifications and requirements:
- Bachelor degree
- Very good IT skills
- Diligence in data control and entry
- Eager to learn new technology
4 Software developer (optional)
Responsibilities:
- Develop new functionalities
- Fix bugs
Key qualifications and requirements:
- Bachelor degree
- Visual Basic, C#, TSQL experience