Authors :
Oluwatuyi Mayowa Funmilayo
Volume/Issue :
Volume 5 - 2020, Issue 6 - June
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DOI :
10.38124/IJISRT20JUN272
Abstract :
It has been recognized that effective medical
record documentation is affected by prevailing factors
militating against health institutions in Nigeria. The
Ekiti State University teaching Hospital has track
record of competent Health Information officers who
utilize different documentation methods, the methods in
use are assessed while also identifying the problems or
factors militating effective documentation in the
EKSUTH. . The sampling technique employed was a
random sampling which is a sub-group of people
chosen by chance in a way that everyone has the
chance of being selected. Thirty questionnaires was
distributed and retrieved personally. From the data
collected it revealed that the Major factor militating
against effective MRD in EKSUTH is inadequate
resources, funding while also revealing complaints on
non-legibility of physicians handwriting, lack of skilled
personnel among others. Based on the findings of this
research work, it was concluded that inadequate
funding and resources is the main factor militating
against effective MRD in EKSUTH. Government should
make provision for more facilities and electronic
medical record equipment to enhance efficient MRD
while also making effort to employ more Health
Information professionals to further boost effective
MRD in EKSUTH.
Keywords :
MRD, Electronic Health record, Health Data, Coding.
It has been recognized that effective medical
record documentation is affected by prevailing factors
militating against health institutions in Nigeria. The
Ekiti State University teaching Hospital has track
record of competent Health Information officers who
utilize different documentation methods, the methods in
use are assessed while also identifying the problems or
factors militating effective documentation in the
EKSUTH. . The sampling technique employed was a
random sampling which is a sub-group of people
chosen by chance in a way that everyone has the
chance of being selected. Thirty questionnaires was
distributed and retrieved personally. From the data
collected it revealed that the Major factor militating
against effective MRD in EKSUTH is inadequate
resources, funding while also revealing complaints on
non-legibility of physicians handwriting, lack of skilled
personnel among others. Based on the findings of this
research work, it was concluded that inadequate
funding and resources is the main factor militating
against effective MRD in EKSUTH. Government should
make provision for more facilities and electronic
medical record equipment to enhance efficient MRD
while also making effort to employ more Health
Information professionals to further boost effective
MRD in EKSUTH.
Keywords :
MRD, Electronic Health record, Health Data, Coding.
