Abstract: The emergence of computers with all types of digital software and internet technology, appropriate information and health information systems are seen as indispensable to strengthen the health system in developing countries and pursuing the millennium development goals. It is therefore relevant to do away with the manual recording of records and move to the digitization of health records for easy accessibility, storage and retrieval. This study seeks to assess the readiness of Mampong-Ashanti Municipal hospital on the digitization of health records. A descriptive cross sectional survey was used to assess the readiness of Mampong-Ashanti Municipal hospital on the digitization of health records. A sample size of 90 correspondents was used. A well-structured interview questionnaire with both close ended and open-ended questions were used for the data collection. Data collected was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0 and Microsoft Excel. Results of the study showed that much time was spent on the creation, storage and retrieval of health records of patients and the staff of Mampong-Ashanti Municipal hospital have shown readiness in adopting and usage of computer and its software to create, store and retrieve health records of patients. The study recommends that health institutions in Ghana need to have ICT departments to aid them in their service delivery.
Keywords: HIS (Health Information System,) Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).
Title: Assessing the Readiness of the Digitization of Health Records: A Case of a Municipal Hospital in Ghana
Author: Samuel Asare, David Otoo-Arthur, Kojo Osei Frimpong
International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research
ISSN 2348-1196 (print), ISSN 2348-120X (online)
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