Introduction
For decades we
have looked hopefully to electronic health records (EHRs) to aid efforts to
make healthcare safer. Early research gave basis to this
hope: automated alerts and reminders were shown to improve preventive and chronic illness care, electronic
records could be better organised and more easily delivered where needed, automated computerized
decision support (CDS) can help make diagnoses and plan treatments, and computerised
practitioner order entry (CPOE) was shown to reduce risk for serious adverse
drug events.
have looked hopefully to electronic health records (EHRs) to aid efforts to
make healthcare safer. Early research gave basis to this
hope: automated alerts and reminders were shown to improve preventive and chronic illness care, electronic
records could be better organised and more easily delivered where needed, automated computerized
decision support (CDS) can help make diagnoses and plan treatments, and computerised
practitioner order entry (CPOE) was shown to reduce risk for serious adverse
drug events.
There is an
enormous need for improvements in EHRs, and efforts to do so are reinvigorated
by evidence that we have made not made as much progress in patient safety in
the last decade as we had hoped. The difficult question is how to make these
improvements. In part, the answer is that we get better by gathering data and learning
from them.
enormous need for improvements in EHRs, and efforts to do so are reinvigorated
by evidence that we have made not made as much progress in patient safety in
the last decade as we had hoped. The difficult question is how to make these
improvements. In part, the answer is that we get better by gathering data and learning
from them.
Statement of Problem
The importance of
electronic health records an important innovation in the management of
patients’ medical records as the system is designed to represent data that accurately captures the state
of the patient at all times. It allows for an entire patient history to be
viewed without the need to track down the patient’s previous medical record
volume and assists in ensuring data is accurate, appropriate and legible. It
reduces the chances of data replication as there is only one modifiable file,
which means the file is constantly up to date when viewed at a later date and
eliminates the issue of lost forms or paperwork. Due to all the information
being in a single file, it makes it much more effective when extracting medical
data for the examination of possible trends and long term changes in the
patient.
electronic health records an important innovation in the management of
patients’ medical records as the system is designed to represent data that accurately captures the state
of the patient at all times. It allows for an entire patient history to be
viewed without the need to track down the patient’s previous medical record
volume and assists in ensuring data is accurate, appropriate and legible. It
reduces the chances of data replication as there is only one modifiable file,
which means the file is constantly up to date when viewed at a later date and
eliminates the issue of lost forms or paperwork. Due to all the information
being in a single file, it makes it much more effective when extracting medical
data for the examination of possible trends and long term changes in the
patient.
Moved by the above-stated facts, the researcher is
investigating into electronic health records and patients’ safety in Central
Hospital, Warri through reviews and analysis of the concept.
investigating into electronic health records and patients’ safety in Central
Hospital, Warri through reviews and analysis of the concept.
Research Questions
i.
Is
electronic health record important in Central Hospital, Warri?
Is
electronic health record important in Central Hospital, Warri?
ii.
Are there
ways in which patients can benefit from electronic health records in Central
Hospital, Warri?
Are there
ways in which patients can benefit from electronic health records in Central
Hospital, Warri?
iii.
Are there
ways in which electronic health records can enhance efficiency of health care
givers in Central Hospital, Warri?
Are there
ways in which electronic health records can enhance efficiency of health care
givers in Central Hospital, Warri?
iv.
Can electronic
health records systems enhance safety of patients’ medical records in Central
Hospital, Warri?
Can electronic
health records systems enhance safety of patients’ medical records in Central
Hospital, Warri?
QUESTIONNAIRE
SECTION A: PERSONAL DATA
Department:_______________________________________________
Gender: Male ( )
Female ( )
Female ( )
Working Experience: 1-5 years (
) 6-10 years ( ) 11-20 years
( ) 21 years and above ( ).
) 6-10 years ( ) 11-20 years
( ) 21 years and above ( ).
SECTION B: QUESTIONS
1.
Is electronic
health records system important in Central Hospital, Warri? Yes [ ] No [
].
Is electronic
health records system important in Central Hospital, Warri? Yes [ ] No [
].
2.
Do
electronic health records play any role in treatment and management of patient
health condition in Central Hospital, Warri? Yes [ ] No [
].
Do
electronic health records play any role in treatment and management of patient
health condition in Central Hospital, Warri? Yes [ ] No [
].
3.
Does Central
Hospital, Warri use electronic health records system? Yes [ ] No [
].
Does Central
Hospital, Warri use electronic health records system? Yes [ ] No [
].
4.
Is
electronic health records system useful to patients in Central Hospital, Warri?
Yes [ ] No [ ].
Is
electronic health records system useful to patients in Central Hospital, Warri?
Yes [ ] No [ ].
5.
Can the
patients’ treatment process in Central Hospital, Warri be better through the
use the use of electronic health records? Yes [ ] No [
].
Can the
patients’ treatment process in Central Hospital, Warri be better through the
use the use of electronic health records? Yes [ ] No [
].
6.
Are there
other better ways that electronic health records can be implemented in
processing patients’ health records in Central Hospital, Warri? Yes [ ] No [
].
Are there
other better ways that electronic health records can be implemented in
processing patients’ health records in Central Hospital, Warri? Yes [ ] No [
].
7.
Can
electronic health records system in Central Hospital, Warri reduce error in
diagnosis of patients’ health condition? Yes [
] No [ ].
Can
electronic health records system in Central Hospital, Warri reduce error in
diagnosis of patients’ health condition? Yes [
] No [ ].
8.
Do electronic
health records data have a better integrity than mechanical documentation? Yes
[ ] No [ ].
Do electronic
health records data have a better integrity than mechanical documentation? Yes
[ ] No [ ].
9.
Does
electronic health records system enhance more confidentiality of patients
health records in Central Hospital, Warri? Yes [ ]No [
].
Does
electronic health records system enhance more confidentiality of patients
health records in Central Hospital, Warri? Yes [ ]No [
].
10.
Would you
recommend electronic health record system as a health records professional? Yes
[ ] No [ ].
Would you
recommend electronic health record system as a health records professional? Yes
[ ] No [ ].
