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Implementing electronic health system in Nigeria: perspective assessment in a specialist hospital
Background: Perspectives on the pioneering work of Electronic Health
Recording (EHR) system in Nigeria was studied Objectives: To determine
health workers perception, challenges, motivation and satisfaction with
EHR. Methodology: This was a descriptive cross sectional study using
structured questionnaire to assess health workers perspective on EHR
system at Kogi State Specialist Hospital. Results: A total of 35
consenting health workers with an mean age of 39.4(\ub1 7.6) years
using EHR were assessed. The mean daily work hour was 8.0(\ub1 2.4
hours) and median client load per participant was 20 daily. On
perceptions, 74.3%, 52.9%, 45.5% and 60.0% were comfortable,
well-motivated, satisfied and competent with EHR. The advantages were
reduction in transcription cost (88.5%), Paper work (97.1%),
administrative cost (91.4%), errors (82.9%) and it captures, provides
more services including timely access and ease research in 94.3%,
74.3%, 94.3% and 82.9% respectively. Challenges were threat to patient
privacy, poor internet, information overload, power outages, incomplete
and inaccurate information in 17.0%, 65.7%, 31.5%, 62.9%, 37.1% and
22.9% respectively. Conclusion: Health workers were comfortable and
satisfied with EHR and it eased their work.Scaling up EHR would reduce
administrative cost, transcription errors and paper works to mitigate
poor quality data from Nigeria a great contributor to global
morbidities/mortalitie