Investigation of the attitude of health information managers towards patient care in Lapai local government General Hospital, Niger state Department: Health Information Management By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 6688 Rating: (3.0) votes: 2Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis research work was conducted to examine the attitude of health information managers toward patient care in General hospital at Lapai local government Area of Niger state. It informed the health officers on the understanding of health information managers regarding patient care. Among the objectives was to ascertain whether there is effective health information management in the rural hospital of Lapai local government area of Niger state and to determine whether health workers are aware of the importance of patient information confidentiality. Furthermore, to determine the extent to which patients' health information is made confidential among health personnel. Many medical and allied literatures were reviewed to develop more facts for the project work. This research uses descriptive survey to sample health information managers in the study area. Questionnaire is the instrument used to gather and analyze the data, 200 questionnaires were distributed out of which 200 were also retrieved. In conclusion, recommendations were made that there is a need for Health Information Managers to treat patients as the way it supposed to be treated i.e in accordance, Health Information Managers should communicate well with the patient and their relatives because good communication enhances quality patient care. And lastly, the government should employ more Health Information Managers as the ones available are being overworked and stressed and it results in the managers showing negative attitudes toward patients....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