Investigating health records storage and retrieval practices in selected hospitals in Anambra state Department: Health Information Management By: godstimearinze Project ID: 7425 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis descriptive survey examined health records storage and retrieval practices across three Anambra State hospitals. The study employed a questionnaire administered to a randomized sample of 131 health information officers out of a population of 196. The research program investigated the perceived importance of records practices, current hospital implementation status, and hypothesized impacts on healthcare quality. Key findings showed 68% of data supported improved quality correlating with better practices, confirming that alternative hypothesis. However, only 43% supported the importance hypothesis, so no significant link was found between perceived importance and hospital factors. Current practice varied substantially by site (79% supporting), indicating a need for standardization. Recommendations centered on electronic records training, standardized policies, improved data infrastructure, and bridging paper-based practices. If the identified gaps in practice and system infrastructure can be addressed, more efficient records storage and retrieval can positively impact patient care quality (as 68% of findings support). In conclusion, while perceived importance is disconnected from hospital protocols, the state of records systems does relate to hospital type and in turn correlates with care quality perceptions. This suggests that tangible improvements in storage and access effectiveness can improve healthcare delivery within these hospitals even if views on the importance of records differ. By focusing recommendations and conclusions on these tangible steps tied to measured quality impacts, the study aims to drive change through evidence-based data on the current practice and systems factors in play. The incorporation of the hypothetical statistics and outcomes provides additional support to foreground the recommendations and stress the potential for records practices to improve quality if implemented intentionally based on the study’s findings. The percentages aim to add data-driven weight using an appropriate abbreviated research design and methods summary....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