Knowledge, attitude and perception of healthcare professional towards patient right to privacy (case study of Lagos University Teaching Hospital Idi-araba, Lagos) Department: Health Information Management By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 6546 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis project work assesses the knowledge and attitude of health care professionals towards patients' right to privacy in Lagos University Teaching Hospital. It informed the health officers on the understanding of healthcare professionals on the rights of patients when it comes to privacy in the hospital. Among the objectives was to assess the knowledge and level of awareness about patients' right to privacy and confidentiality among health care professionals and to experiment with the attitude and perception of health care professionals towards patients right to privacy and confidentiality of patient health records. Furthermore, to find out if health care professionals observe and uphold patients' rights to privacy and confidentiality when performing their day-to-day activities. Many medical and allied literatures were reviewed to develop more facts for the project work. This research uses descriptive survey to sample staff of Lagos University Teaching Hospital. Questionnaire is the instrument used to gather and analyze the data, 124 questionnaires were distributed out of which 122 were retrieved. In conclusion, recommendations were made that restrictions should be placed on the practice of posting health information on health information networks, each hospital should have a clear policy on reporting of patients' information, and physician’s cubicles/consulting rooms should be privacy oriented. Lastly, access to patients’ health information database should be restricted to authorized users alone and access level protocols implemented and pin codes instituted. Keywords information, rights, privacy, and healthcare providers ...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