Introduction
The
World Health Organization (WHO) stated that the proper collection, management
and use of information within healthcare systems “will determine the system’s
effectiveness in detecting health problems, defining priorities, identifying
innovative solutions and allocating resources to improve health outcomes.
World Health Organization (WHO) stated that the proper collection, management
and use of information within healthcare systems “will determine the system’s
effectiveness in detecting health problems, defining priorities, identifying
innovative solutions and allocating resources to improve health outcomes.
Health information management professionals
plan information systems,
develop health policy, and identify
current and future information needs. In addition, they may apply the science
of informatics
to the collection, storage, analysis, use, and transmission of information to
meet legal, professional, ethical and administrative records-keeping
requirements of health care delivery. They work
with clinical, epidemiological, demographic, financial, reference, and coded
healthcare data. Health
information administrators have been described to “play a critical role
in the delivery of healthcare in the United States through their focus
on the collection, maintenance and use of quality data to support the
information-intensive and information-reliant healthcare system”.
plan information systems,
develop health policy, and identify
current and future information needs. In addition, they may apply the science
of informatics
to the collection, storage, analysis, use, and transmission of information to
meet legal, professional, ethical and administrative records-keeping
requirements of health care delivery. They work
with clinical, epidemiological, demographic, financial, reference, and coded
healthcare data. Health
information administrators have been described to “play a critical role
in the delivery of healthcare in the United States through their focus
on the collection, maintenance and use of quality data to support the
information-intensive and information-reliant healthcare system”.
Ineffective
implementation of health information management is referred to laxity of a
health care organization on the recognition of the importance of effective
health information management. This deprived the organization of the numerous
advantages of health information management which include the acquiring,
analyzing and protecting digital and traditional medical information vital to
providing quality patient care.
implementation of health information management is referred to laxity of a
health care organization on the recognition of the importance of effective
health information management. This deprived the organization of the numerous
advantages of health information management which include the acquiring,
analyzing and protecting digital and traditional medical information vital to
providing quality patient care.
Statement of Problem
In effective implementation
of health information management has been discovered to various challenges in
Ughelli General Hospital as the hospital current is face which problems in the collection, storage, analysis, use, and
transmission of information to meet legal, professional, ethical and
administrative records-keeping requirements of health care delivery. They work with clinical,
epidemiological, demographic, financial, reference, and coded healthcare data.
And this has lead to health care givers not getting enough information required
in the diagnosis and treatment of patients in the hospital.
of health information management has been discovered to various challenges in
Ughelli General Hospital as the hospital current is face which problems in the collection, storage, analysis, use, and
transmission of information to meet legal, professional, ethical and
administrative records-keeping requirements of health care delivery. They work with clinical,
epidemiological, demographic, financial, reference, and coded healthcare data.
And this has lead to health care givers not getting enough information required
in the diagnosis and treatment of patients in the hospital.
Due to this, the
researcher is investigating into the implication of ineffective health
information management on health care delivery in Ughelli General Hospital.
researcher is investigating into the implication of ineffective health
information management on health care delivery in Ughelli General Hospital.
General Objective of the Study
The general objective of this study is to investigate into
the implication of
ineffective health information management on health care
delivery in Ughelli General Hospital.
the implication of
ineffective health information management on health care
delivery in Ughelli General Hospital.
Specific Objectives of the Study
i.
To assess
the level of awareness about health information management in the Ughelli
Central Hospital.
To assess
the level of awareness about health information management in the Ughelli
Central Hospital.
ii.
To
examine the cause of ineffective implementation of health information
management in Ughelli Central Hospital.
To
examine the cause of ineffective implementation of health information
management in Ughelli Central Hospital.
iii.
To
examine the health implication associated with ineffective implementation of
health information management Ughelli Central Hospital.
To
examine the health implication associated with ineffective implementation of
health information management Ughelli Central Hospital.
iv.
To find
out possible ways and methods to reduce the health implication of ineffective
implementation of health information management Ughelli Central Hospital.
To find
out possible ways and methods to reduce the health implication of ineffective
implementation of health information management Ughelli Central Hospital.
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 there
a health information management department in Ughelli General Hospital? Yes
[ ] No [ ].
Is there
a health information management department in Ughelli General Hospital? Yes
[ ] No [ ].
2.
Do health
information management officers play any role in the hospital? Yes [ ] No [
].
Do health
information management officers play any role in the hospital? Yes [ ] No [
].
3.
Can the
hospital do without the services of health information management personnel?
Yes [ ] No [ ].
Can the
hospital do without the services of health information management personnel?
Yes [ ] No [ ].
4.
Is ineffective
implementation of health information management caused by ignorance? Yes [ ] No
[ ].
Is ineffective
implementation of health information management caused by ignorance? Yes [ ] No
[ ].
5.
Do
management policies encourage ineffective implementation of health information
management in Ughelli General Hospital? Yes [
] No [ ].
Do
management policies encourage ineffective implementation of health information
management in Ughelli General Hospital? Yes [
] No [ ].
6.
Do
government policies contribute to ineffective implementation of health
information management? Yes [ ] No
[ ].
Do
government policies contribute to ineffective implementation of health
information management? Yes [ ] No
[ ].
7.
Does ineffective
implementation of information management affect the quality of health care in Ughelli General Hospital? Yes [
] No [ ].
Does ineffective
implementation of information management affect the quality of health care in Ughelli General Hospital? Yes [
] No [ ].
8.
Do
doctors and nurses find it difficult to get medical history of patients in Ughelli General Hospital? Yes [ ] No [
].
Do
doctors and nurses find it difficult to get medical history of patients in Ughelli General Hospital? Yes [ ] No [
].
9.
Does ineffective
implementation of health information management lead to low morale of health
records personnel? Yes [ ] No [ ].
Does ineffective
implementation of health information management lead to low morale of health
records personnel? Yes [ ] No [ ].
10.
Can
change in the perception of management health information management help to improve
their services? Yes [ ] No [ ].
Can
change in the perception of management health information management help to improve
their services? Yes [ ] No [ ].
11.
Can
change in government policy help to improve on the activities of health
information management? Yes [ ] No
[ ].
Can
change in government policy help to improve on the activities of health
information management? Yes [ ] No
[ ].
12.
Can
creating awareness on the importance of health information management help to
reduce poor implementation of health information management in Ughelli General Hospital? Yes [
] No [ ].
Can
creating awareness on the importance of health information management help to
reduce poor implementation of health information management in Ughelli General Hospital? Yes [
] No [ ].
