Assessment of Data Management Process in Implementation of Health Management Information System in Central Senatorial District, Ondo State, Nigeria
Abstract:
It is necessary to have a coordinated Health Information
Management System (HIMS), which will be used to generate information needed to
make evidence-based decision-making at any level of healthcare delivery.
Nonetheless, the situation concerning health information management in most
African countries, including Nigeria, is alarming. This paper explores extent
of adherence to the Health Information System (HIS) policy of the Federal
Ministry of Health on submission of the National Health Management Information
System (NHMIS) monthly summary in both the government and privately owned
health facilities in Ondo Central senatorial district. Data was collected as
part of a mixed methods cross-sectional study design using 172 healthcare
facilities in Ondo State in six Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Ondo State.
These results indicate a major difference in compliance in public health
facilities (p-value = 0.000) which shows that the organization of
administration cohorts and regulatory support might contribute to the NHMIS
reporting policy adherence. When it comes to reporting, the vast majority of
public facilities meet deadlines (p-value = 0.698), which means that they
consistently report timely and preserve proper documentation. Though government
owned facilities are more compliant to the NHMIS policy such as submission
timelines and accuracy of the information, there was a wide spread mismatch to
the policy in case of the private health facilities. Such data confirm that it
is imperative to introduce focused interventions and future research areas on
both NHMIS policy compliance and data quality among private healthcare
providers.
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