IQCare Frequently Asked Questions

Who is developing IQCare?

• Futures is leading the IQCare software development initiative in collaboration with other AIDSRelief consortium members’, Catholic Relief Services and the University of MD, Institute of Human Virology. A consortium steering committee provides guidance on financial and scope change issues. A working group, which includes US and local experts, is responsible for gathering the business requirements, developing, testing, and implementing the software

Where has IQCare been deployed and in how many locations?

• IQCare has been installed in several countries throughout Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria and Tanzania. 70 facilities are currently using IQCare in these countires.

Can a clinic add its own questions or custom fields to the IQCare forms?

• Yes. Additional questions or custom fields can be added to all of the IQCare forms. Text, numeric, date, and yes/no fields, select list and multi select lists can be added. There is no restriction to the number of custom fields or the field types that can be added.

What kind of reporting capabilities does IQCare have?

• IQCare provides both pre-defined reports as well as robust custom reporting capabilities. Pre-defined reports include: PEPFAR Track 1.0, Missed ARV report, Missed ARV Pick up report, Enrollment by month, Patient profile.
  IQCare provides a flexible custom reporting module that allows users to create almost any report needed using all of the data that is captured in the system.

What are the minimum computer requirements to run IQCare?

Software components

• XP Professional operating system with service pack 2
• Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Java Runtime Environment 5

Hardware components

• 1 GB RAM

How much training is required to learn how to use IQCare?

The amount of training required to use IQCare depends on how familiar the clinical team is with their data capture process. As well, the size of the clinic and amount of IT support available will impact the number of hours of training needed. For those clinics that are new to gathering data (site activation), clinical and technical training is recommended, including setting and reviewing the hardcopy data process at the clinic (1 week) and then the computer set up, data entry and report creation process (1-2 weeks). Please contact us for more information about our train-the-trainer program and training materials customized to fit your needs.