The role of master patient index in health records keeping in general hospital Ilorin Department: Health Information Management By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 6547 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦2000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis project work was conducted to evaluate the role of the master patient index in health records keeping in General Hospital Ilorin. It informed the health officers on the understanding of healthcare providers on the role of the master patient index in the hospital. Among the objectives was to identify the need for accurate health records keeping as a management tool for effective patient care and to identify the level of knowledge of health information managers on the master patient index in General Hospital Ilorin. Furthermore, to indicate how master patient index are utilized in the management of patient care services. Many medical and allied literatures were reviewed to develop more facts for the project work. This research use descriptive survey to sample staff of General Hospital Ilorin. Questionnaire is the instrument used to gather and analyze the data, 119 questionnaires were distributed out of which 98 were retrieved. In conclusion, recommendations were made that management should co-ordinate three resources i.e. money, manpower and materials for effectiveness, if any of the resources is absent then management cannot be effective, so also to the health records department. Therefore, the management of the hospital must prioritize the activities and services of master patient index in health records keeping in the hospital to ensure the promotion of health care delivery as the study observed, and also there should be a well standard master patient index in health records service, that is, the use of master patient index in electronic form and government should employ more health professionals for the betterment of the job....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