Impact of storage and maintenance of health records on patients’ healthcare outcome at University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara state Department: Health Information Management By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 4868 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis project work examined the impacts of storage and maintenance of health records on patients’ healthcare outcome at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin Kwara State. It also informed the health officers on the importance of proper health information management practice in the hospital. Among the objectives is to identify the type of methods used in keeping patients’ records in University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, to establish the relationship between health records keeping and service delivery, to find out the challenges faced by UITH health records personnel in records keeping and service delivery. Many medical and allied literatures were reviewed to develop more facts for the project work. This research uses descriptive survey to sample 128 staff of Health Information Management of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin Kwara State. Questionnaire is the instrument used to gather and analyze the data, 128 questionnaires were distributed out of which 128 were also retrieved. In conclusion, recommendations were made Health care organizations need to take a more aggressive approach to improve the health records maintenance with utmost proper storage of health information systems in order to give out best service delivery, adequate protection of health care information depends on both technical and organizational practices, government and individual should try to get enough facilities for storage and maintenance of health records and health information staff should respect how long you must retain medical records before it could be discarded record treatment policy.. Keywords health, records, documentation, and healthcare ...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