Influence of health information management practices on the quality of healthcare service delivery in OAUTHC Ile-Ife, Osun State Nigeri
1 School of Health Information Management, OAUTHC Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
2 University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State, Nigeria.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 21(01), 1752–1765
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2024.21.1.2267
Publication history:
Received on 08 December 2023; revised on 17 January 2024; accepted on 19 January 2024
Abstract:
Introduction: Medical records are crucial and vital in the continuity of patient care because physicians needs them to attend to patients each day and it is impossible for them to recall the details of each separate case at the same time. This study is therefore necessitated by the need to have a change of orientation about health records management practice and the profession and to have better work productivity and improved quality of care. The study aims at assessing the influence of health information management practices on the quality of health information management service delivery in OAUTHC Ile-Ife, Osun State Nigeria.
Methods and Materials: A descriptive survey research design was conducted. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 317 respondents for the study. The respondents includes; Health information managers, Doctors, Nurses, Medical laboratory scientists and Pharmacists.
Results: Findings from the study shows that majority of the respondents assented that the quality of health information management practice in this institution is satisfactory (28.43%) and very satisfactory (68.30%). Study also shows that the greatest HIM service quality the patients and other services seekers enjoyed in the hospital is service reliability with the average response rate of mean 2.69.
Conclusion: It is concluded from the study that health information management (HIM) practices have a great influence on the overall quality of healthcare services.
Keywords:
Health Information Management Practice; Health Information Service Delivery; Quality of HealthCare
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