Evaluation of the importance of health information management in primary health care Department: Health Information Management By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 3397 Rating: (2.9) votes: 18Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThe study investigated the health records practice in Primary Health Centre in Oyo East local government area of Oyo state. A descriptive survey was used with a total number of one hundred and thirty-three (133) health workers were randomly selected. Information collected from the respondents by means of purpose designed, self-administered questionnaire, one hundred and ten(110) of the one hundred and twenty (120) were retrieved back. The data collected were analyzed using appropriate sample tables, percentage and frequency distribution. Findings revealed that that 90.9% of the respondents have knowledge of record keeping in primary health care while 9.1 of the respondents have no knowledge of record-keeping in primary health care. Findings on space availability for records keeping revealed that that 32.7 of the respondents agree that there is enough space for record keeping while 67.3 did not agree, which means the majority of the respondents disagreed that there is no enough space for keeping health records. Also, findings based on the relevance of health records keeping in primary health care revealed that that 80.9% of the respondents agreed that health records keeping is relevant in primary health care while 19.1% of the respondents disagreed that health records keeping is not relevant in primary health care. The findings highlight the ineffective practice of health record keeping that may hinder the quality of care given to the patient. Hence there must be periodic training and retraining of health workers on the relevance of health records, also government needs to employ health records personnel to each health care facility. KEYWORDS: Evaluation, Health Information Management, Primary Health Care ...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