Availability and the use of electronic health records in secondary tier health facilities - case study of General Hospital Ilorin Department: Health Information Management By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 5761 Rating: (3.5) votes: 2Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis research work evaluates the knowledge, attitude and acceptability of electronic health records among health information management professionals in General Hospital Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State. Its specific objectives include: ascertaining knowledge of the EHR system that health information management professionals in UITH, Ilorin, have to evaluate the attitude of health information management professionals on electronic health records in UITH, Ilorin, to assess utilization of electronic health records among health information management professional in UITH, Ilorin and to investigate the level of acceptance of electronic health records in UITH, Ilorin. The study adopted descriptive research. The population for this study comprised all the information management professionals in UITH, Ilorin. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency counts, percentages and mean were used to measure demographic characteristics of respondents and research questions 1 to 4, while inferential statistical tool like Pearson chi-square was used to test for null hypotheses at 0.5 level of significance. The finding of the study showed that information management professionals are knowledgeable, utilize and have a positive attitude on EHR. . Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that Hospital management of the UITH should adopt standardized electronic health records as the standard for documentation practices among Information management and ensure regular training of the Information management professional workforce on this technology in order to ensure better quality of 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