Appointment system in the hospital, its roles and challenges (a case of out-patient department, NAUTH) Department: Health Information Management By: Godstimearinze Project ID: 7519 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis study on“Appointment system in the Hospital, its roles and challenges” (A case study of the outpatient department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi), was carried out with three specific objectives which include finding out if the patient and staff at medical out-patient and surgical out-patient knows the roles of appointment system, the challenges facing staff and patient using appointment system and solutions to those challenges. A descriptive survey design was used and 49 staff at medical out-patient and surgical out-patient which comprise doctors, nurses and health records, and 51 patients which was selected simply randomly from the clinic making the total population 100 which is also used as the sample size. The researcher used a questionnaire in gathering the data that are used for this research and after the analysis had been done, the researcher concluded that the appointment system plays a role in reducing patient waiting time and also highlighted of the ways of reducing the challenges of missing appointments. The researcher recommends that patients should endeavor to keep and honor their appointments....Preview Download Preview +Other Health Information Management project topics and materials you might be interested in»Analysis of filing system and consequences of misfiling»Evaluation of the problems and constraints facing health record keeping and professionals»Impact of health information management in healthcare delivery»Assessment of challenges of health information management practice in General Hospital Ilorin, Kwara State»Analysis of filing system and consequences of misfiling patients health records in University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara state»A study into causes of misfiling among health information management professionals in health records department - case study of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara state»Evaluation of confidentiality of patient health records among hospital staff»Factors militating against effective documentation in health care delivery system in University of Benin Teaching Hospital Benin City, Edo state»Effect of lack of health information computerization in the primary health care system»Evaluation of patient appointment system - a case study of university of Ilorin teaching hospital»Causes and consequences of breach of confidentiality of patient health information in Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos state»Impact of health statistics in the health care delivery system at University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State»Impact of electronic medical records on patients waiting time in health care delivery system in Federal Medical Center, Asaba, Delta state»Evaluation of the importance of health information management in primary health care»Knowledge and perception of health information management professionals on electronic coding for quality clinical data in University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara state