Impact of Effective Documentation of Patient Health Information/Data in the Management of Patient in Health Care Delivery System (PDF)
Impact of Effective Documentation of Patient Health Information/Data in the Management of Patient in Health Care Delivery System.
ABSTRACT
The study examined “The impact of effective documentation of patient Health Information/Data in the management of patient in Health care delivery system”.
The specific objectives are (i) To investigate the factors militating against effective documentation practice in University of Uyo Teaching Hospital Uyo. (ii) To assess the importance of effective documentation in health care delivery system (iii) To find out ways of improving proper patient.
The study area was the four departments in the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital.
To deal exhaustively with the objectives of the study and problem raised in the study, some related literatures were reviewed.
A simple Random Sampling method was accepted and one hundred and twenty (120) respondents were selected using questionnaire as a major tool for data collection and simple percentage for data analysis.
The population was staff from the four department selected. The findings of the study revealed that 100% of the respondent accepted that effective documentation of patient health record helps to provide communication with both Doctors and Patients.
It also provides accurate and best possible information records in each patient case folder. It also reveals that lack of space, lack of electronics health record, etc are the factors militating against effective health record.
The researcher recommends that adequate facilities and space should be provided for health record department for smooth running of the department.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Certification – i
Dedication – ii
Acknowledgement – iii
Abstract iv
Table of content – v
List of tables – viii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study – 1
1.2 Statement of the problem – 3
1.3 Objective of the study – 3
1.4 Research questions – 4
1.5 Significance of the study – 4
1.6 Scope of the study – – 4
1.7 Limitation of the study 5
1.8 Operational definition of terms 5
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction – – 6
2.2 Overview of document – 6
2.3 The ethical standard, obligation and legal implicationnof documentation in health care system – 7
2.4 Basic principle and purpose of documentation 8
2.5 Records management 9
2.6 Impact of effective documentation of patient health information – 10
2.7 Values of documentation of patient healthcare information – – 11
2.8 Privacy, confidentiality, and patient right to health information documentation 12
2.9 Documentation guidelines/records – 13
2.10 Factors militating against proper documentation of patient health care information 14
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.0 Introduction – 16
3.1 Research design – 16
3.2 Population of the study 16
3.3 Sample size and sampling technique 16
3.4 Research instrument – 17
3.5 Validity of instruments 17
3.6 Method of data collection procedure 17
3.7 Methods of data analysis – 17
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
4.1 Introduction – 18
4.2 Demographic information of respondent 18
4.3 Analysis of finding 21
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Introduction 27
5.2 Summary 27
5.3 Conclusion – 28
5.4 Recommendations – 28
5.5 References
Appendix
INTRODUCTION
Health record is a multifunctional document that is used to communicate and document critical information about patient’s medical care among health care professionals.
Comprehensive medical records are a cornerstone in the quality and efficiency of patient care during the hospitalization and in subsequent follow-up visits as they can provide a complete and accurate chronology of treatments.
Patient results and future plans for care (Benjamin et al., 1980). Despite the importance of medical records to high quality and efficient care, management of medical records, particularly in developing countries, has not been a priority.
Whereas in many high-income countries the medical records function is supported by extensive use of information technology, medical record in developing countries are generally inadequately supported and poorly managed.
Although there are some exceptions with new open-source medical records systems becoming available, those are yet not widely used.
In this study, we report on a re-engineering process to improve medical records management in a rural hospital (Osundina 2005).
Medical records management systems can improve completeness and availability of medical information, medical record documentation forms the basis for proper epidemiologic evaluation of various patterns of disease as well as more accurate monitoring of quality care delivered in the hospital.
Ideally, patient information documented comprehensive medical records at the facility level can contribute to a national system for epidemiologic surveillance and reporting, which can help with future health system planning and evaluation (Patrick et al., 2010).
The patient record is the principal repository for information concerning a patient’s health care. It affects in some way, virtually everyone associated with providing, receiving, or reimbursing healthcare services.
Despite many technological advances in healthcare over the past few decades, the typical patient record of today is remarkably similar to the patient record of 50 years ago.
This failure of patient records to evolve is now creating additional stress within the already burdened U.S. healthcare system as the information needs of practitioners, patients, administrators, third-party prayers, researchers and policy makers often go unmet (Arema 1999).
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