The Impact of Electronic Health Records in Management of Chronic Diseases in Uganda: A Case Study of Kampala International Teaching Hospital.

The research was based on studying the impact of Electronic Health Records (EHR) in the management of chronic diseases in Uganda. It was carried out at KIU teaching hospital and its objectives were: to investigate the relevancy of EHR in the management of chronic diseases and establish the attitude...

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Main Author: Tusasiibwe, Ivan
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Published: Kabale University 2024
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description The research was based on studying the impact of Electronic Health Records (EHR) in the management of chronic diseases in Uganda. It was carried out at KIU teaching hospital and its objectives were: to investigate the relevancy of EHR in the management of chronic diseases and establish the attitude of clinicians and other health workers towards the use of EHR in the management of chronic diseases. identify the challenges affecting EHR in the management of chronic diseases and establish possible solutions to the challenges encountered by EHR in the management of chronic diseases at KIU Teaching Hospital. In this study, the researcher used mixed methods to get the required results. This involved both quantitative and qualitative research approaches to understand a research problem. Findings indicate that EHR helps to quickly deliver information in managing clients, helps to easily gauge performance as fast as required; and easy access to the information in preparation for eligibility of clients' transition to new drugs. The study also revealed challenges that affect Electronic Health Records include lack of enough data personnel that leads to delayed data entry; and entry of incomplete data, work overload, and unreliable data in the system that leads to treatment errors. According to these study findings, the researcher recommends that there should be employment of more trained personnel that will be responsible for the accuracy and timely entry of clients' data into the EHR system to avoid treatment errors and ensure that data cleaning is done regularly to eliminate data errors in the system.
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spelling oai:idr.kab.ac.ug:20.500.12493-17742024-08-01T00:02:02Z The Impact of Electronic Health Records in Management of Chronic Diseases in Uganda: A Case Study of Kampala International Teaching Hospital. Tusasiibwe, Ivan Impact Electronic Health Records Management Chronic Diseases Uganda Kampala International Teaching Hospital The research was based on studying the impact of Electronic Health Records (EHR) in the management of chronic diseases in Uganda. It was carried out at KIU teaching hospital and its objectives were: to investigate the relevancy of EHR in the management of chronic diseases and establish the attitude of clinicians and other health workers towards the use of EHR in the management of chronic diseases. identify the challenges affecting EHR in the management of chronic diseases and establish possible solutions to the challenges encountered by EHR in the management of chronic diseases at KIU Teaching Hospital. In this study, the researcher used mixed methods to get the required results. This involved both quantitative and qualitative research approaches to understand a research problem. Findings indicate that EHR helps to quickly deliver information in managing clients, helps to easily gauge performance as fast as required; and easy access to the information in preparation for eligibility of clients' transition to new drugs. The study also revealed challenges that affect Electronic Health Records include lack of enough data personnel that leads to delayed data entry; and entry of incomplete data, work overload, and unreliable data in the system that leads to treatment errors. According to these study findings, the researcher recommends that there should be employment of more trained personnel that will be responsible for the accuracy and timely entry of clients' data into the EHR system to avoid treatment errors and ensure that data cleaning is done regularly to eliminate data errors in the system. 2024-01-22T07:21:47Z 2024-01-22T07:21:47Z 2022 Thesis Tusasiibwe, Ivan (2022). The Impact of Electronic Health Records in Management of Chronic Diseases in Uganda: A Case Study of Kampala International Teaching Hospital. Kabale: Kabale University. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/1774 en_US Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ application/pdf Kabale University
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The Impact of Electronic Health Records in Management of Chronic Diseases in Uganda: A Case Study of Kampala International Teaching Hospital.
title The Impact of Electronic Health Records in Management of Chronic Diseases in Uganda: A Case Study of Kampala International Teaching Hospital.
title_full The Impact of Electronic Health Records in Management of Chronic Diseases in Uganda: A Case Study of Kampala International Teaching Hospital.
title_fullStr The Impact of Electronic Health Records in Management of Chronic Diseases in Uganda: A Case Study of Kampala International Teaching Hospital.
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of Electronic Health Records in Management of Chronic Diseases in Uganda: A Case Study of Kampala International Teaching Hospital.
title_short The Impact of Electronic Health Records in Management of Chronic Diseases in Uganda: A Case Study of Kampala International Teaching Hospital.
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Electronic Health Records
Management
Chronic Diseases
Uganda
Kampala International Teaching Hospital
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