Knowledge and perception of health information management professionals toward operability of electronic medical records at university of Ilorin teaching hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria Department: Health Information Management By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 5626 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThe adoption and promotion of Information and Communication Technology (1CT), including Electronic Health Records (EHR) system, in healthcare delivery is growing rapidly in most developing countries including Nigeria. However despite the choice and enhance the flexibility of e-health data, hospitals are also slow data quality. The study revealed that there is a lack of an effective health information management system in Nigeria due to the prevalence of cumbersome paper-based disjointed health data management systems. The study reviews the benefit of electronic health records which includes improved quality of care, enhanced productivity and efficiency, ability to quickly provide care, ability to coordinate the caregiver. Some challenges of adopting EHRs include the cost of implementation, staff resistance, data migration, lack of proper planning, limited technical resources, lack of communication and others. The study is a descriptive study and a well-structured questionnaire was administered. The study revealed the implementation of the EHR system in the hospital has far resulted in the improvement of keeping records and proper keeping of patient’s medical records. Some recommendation made in the course of the study includes a back-up file is suggested for electronic health records, enough funds should be specifically allocated for the preservation and storage of EHRs and there should provision for modern technological facilities like computer and microfilm so that inactive records can be destroyed in other to minimize filling space....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