Issues with Analysis and Design of Health Information System in Developing Countries

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The role of health information system is to assists in providing a comprehensive hospital administration system database solution so that the operations and practices of the medical services can be managed effectively, and patients in the healthcare facilities can be dealt efficiently. Furthermore, an effective health information system can play an important role in identifying the issues pertaining to healthcare service delivery. The nature and quality of a nation's health care system is directly related to its economic, industrial, political, and technological developments of that country. Although traditional medicine continues to play a significant role in Nigerian society, efforts are under way to enhance health care delivery that will encourage access to modern medicine, to facilitate the nation in a better way. Everywhere in the world, economic barriers are often one of several factors that affect access to medical care in the developing countries. In this study, issues with analysis and design of health information system in developing countries will be discussed.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYIV

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION1

Background of Study1

Aims and Objectives2

Significance for Knowledge Gain2

Research Questions2

CHAPTER 02: LITERATURE REVIEW3

Evolution of Medical Records3

Incentives for the implementation of HIS3

Improves the quality of assessment of the quality of medical records4

Implementation of the Timeliness, Integrity Control, the Better Quality of Medical Links5

Achieves levels of medical quality control, layers of strict medical quality6

Time-Intensive7

Data Sharing8

Effects of EMR in Hospitals8

Barriers9

Lack of support system standards10

Lack of motivation10

Lack of direct benefit to doctors11

Insufficient level of terminological knowledge12

The significance of the implementation of HIS13

Augmentation Revenue14

CHAPTER 03: METHODOLOGY20

Data Collection Technique20

Secondary Research20

Advantages of Secondary Research20

Disadvantages of Secondary Research21

Search Technique22

Literature Search23

Inclusion and exclusion criteria24

Additional Online searches24

CHAPTER 04: DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS25

HIS in Nigeria26

Crucial Factors of HIS in Nigeria27

Health Care Services in Nigeria30

Availability of Resource31

Economic Factors32

Role of Education33

Discrimination35

Ethnic Factors36

Influence of Language and Culture37

Health Care Services and involvement of IT39

Knowledge Based Societies40

CHAPTER 05: CONCLUSIONS SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION43

Conclusion43

Summary45

Recommendation47

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION

This chapter will seek to provide an understanding about the study. Furthermore, it will discuss the background of the study, purpose of understanding this research, the aims and objectives of the research, significance of the research and research questions.

Background of Study

As policymakers have begun to liberalized health care and telecommunication sectors in different parts of the world, the benefits of improved health information systems have exploded. The developing countries, in particular, have witnessed a drastic improvement in the health care sector due to innovation in the information management system. The benefits include prosperity of human beings and better health. According to some people, it is believed that there is less significance of advanced ...