Financial management and performance of health care organizations in Uganda :
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2016-10
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Kampala International University, College of Economics and Management
Abstract
This study examines financial management and the performance of a health care service organization under three basic objectives and these include: financial management. performance of health care service origination and establishing the relationship of the two variables.This study was cross sectional and combined both quantitative and qualitative approaches in data collection and presentation. A sample of 52 respondents was used to achieve the set objective. The study found out that, there is a strong financial management practice at the health care organization as specified under planning, management of assets and management of revenue and expenditure. Regarding performance, the study established that cases of stock outs for drugs was experienced although the same study also found out that the assets of the health service have improved. In addition, patients or care takers agreed that there is follow tip on patients by health professionals especially when patients are still at the premises. The study established that, there is a relationship between financial
management in health service Organizations and performance evidenced by the strong management system and fairly good performance as reported above. The study therefore recommends that health management committee and other key stakeholders in health sector to strengthen financial management in health organizations so as to achieve good performance in this sector of the economy.
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A research report submitted to the college of economics and management as partial fulfillment for the award of Bachelors of Science in Statistics at Kampala International University
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Financial management, performance of health, Wakiso District