DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SECURE PATIENT HEALTH RECORD KEEPING SYSTEM FOR HOSPITAL (A CASE STUDY OF SPECIALIST HOSPITAL SOKOTO)
Abstract
This is a cross sectional description study to determine the health records keeping and data
management in health care delivery system. Health workers from Specialist Hospital Sokoto
were studied and a sample size of 80 was selected through a simple random sample method. A
structured questionnaire was drawn and administered to the respondents but 62 completed copies
of questionnaire was returned. The questionnaire was analysed with chi-square test with
significance level of 0.05. The study found out that there is positive correlation between Health
information and effective Health Care delivery system, positive correlation between Health
information and Health Care delivery and use of health records keeping and data management
among health workers can promote proper health care management in health institutions, The
study recommended that the hospital management should educate health workers towards proper
health records keeping and data management and give adequate protection to health records and
data management, also the hospital management should employ more of health records
professionals.
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