Developing an informatics model for effective healthcare in military health facilities in Nigeria
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Date
2017-07
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WJERT
Abstract
Management, exchange and control of clinical information flow, and
decision support have remained a challenge in most secondary/tertiary
healthcare institutions in Nigeria amidst the continued advancement in
Information Technology. Many of those in need of healthcare are often
attracted to Military health facilities owing to the public perception that
such establishments have better facilities, dedicated personnel, and affordable cost. The
common scenario is a high traffic of healthcare seekers thronging such facilities and
invariably leading to poor care as available facilities are overstretched. This paper is an
integral part of a series of investigations on how the large data generated during clinical care
in public military health institutions in Nigeria could be used to aid effective planning and
decision-support in health delivery. The study adopted a mix of design science and objectoriented methods to problem identification and analysis. First, a systematic study conducted
revealed lack of integration of meaningful Information technologies into the practices and
operations of most military hospitals as all information exchange is largely done manually.
Description
Chinecherem Umezuruike Department of Information Technology, Kampala International University, Kampala Uganda.A full text is available.
Keywords
Clinical Informatics, Decision Support Systems, Health Informatics, Military facilities