Ajenifuja Titilayo Yoyinsola*

Department of Information Management (Health Information Management), Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences, Lead City University Ibadan, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author: Ajenifuja Titilayo Yoyinsola, Department of Information Management (Health Information Management), Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences, Lead City University Ibadan, Nigeria.

Received: January 12, 2024; Published: January 31, 2024

Abstract

The study investigated the relationship between training, work environment and service delivery of health information management (HIM) professionals in special hospital Akure, Ondo State. The study used both descriptive survey and correlational survey. The inferential statistical tools used is Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient using SPSS version 26. The findings of the study revealed that HIM professionals in the State Specialist Hospital do often go for training on an average level with a mean of 2.57 ± 0.568, but on and off-the-job training programme provided by the State Specialist Hospital for their HIM professionals is poor with mean of 1.83 ± 0.742, and 1.93 ± 0.788 respectively. The study also revealed that the work environment of the hospital is moderately conducive with mean of 2.58 ± 0.431. It is revealed by the study revealed that the State Specialist Hospital service delivery is highly satisfactory with mean of 4.52 ± 0.559. The study also demonstrated a very favorable correlation between HIM service delivery at the State Specialist Hospital, work environment, and training. In summary, there is no significance to this link. The study suggested that the government create infrastructures that would continue to improve the service delivery of HIMs, and that hospital administration should give HIM professionals with high-quality training and skilled trainers on a timely basis.

 Keywords: Training; Work Environment; Service Delivery; Health Information Management; Hospital

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Citation

Citation: Ajenifuja Titilayo Yoyinsola. “Training, Work Environment and Service Delivery of Health Information Management Professionals in State Specialist Hospital Akure, Ondo State”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 8.2 (2024): 73-81.

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