Vol. 1(2), pp. 13-24, June 2020
DOI: 10.14662/ARJHIM2020.030
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ISSN: 2734-2190
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Research

Quackery and unethical practices in health information management profession in Nigeria

 

¹PETER, Augustine Uduak, ² SALIHU, ibraheem Oluwatoyin, ³ABUBAKAR Umar Faruk, ⁴OMOLE, Michael Segun and ⁵ADEBAYO, Tajudeen Temitayo

 

¹PhD student, Department of information Resources Management, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. E-mail: udypee@yahoo.com or udypee44@gmail.com

²PhD Student, Babcock University, Department of Information Resources Management, Ilishan Remo. Ogun state.

E-mail: toyeenibraheem@gmail.com

³PhD student, Department of Information Resources, Management, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo Ogun State Nigeria. E-mail: famzarab@gmail.com

⁴Head of Department, Health Information Management, Osun State College of Health Technology, Ilesa, Nigeria.

E-mail: osegunmicheal@gmail.com )

⁵Head of Department, Health Information Management, Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria.

Corresponding author�s E-mail: adebayott@gmail.com

 

Accepted 7 June 2020

Abstract

 

Quackery and unethical practices in health information management is a crucial issue. The objective of the study among others was to determine the level of quacks in health information management its effects of unethical practices in health care institutions. The study was carried out in six selected tertiary health institutions, one from each of the Geo-political zones in Nigeria. The participants were the HOD�s of health information management department of the health institutions. Survey design was used for the study while questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. The study revealed the existence of quacks in health information management department, the unethical practices result in litigation, institution embarrassment medical error and research misconduct, loss of revenue and patient dissatisfaction. It was concluded that quacks should be eliminated from health information, workforce in order to achieve quality health data/ information for national and international health planning and developments.

 

Keywords: Quackery, ethical practices, Health Information Management, Nigeria

 

 

How to cite this article (APA Style): PETER A.U.,SALIHU, I.O, ABUBAKAR U.F, OMOLE, M.S, ADEBAYO, T.T (2020). Quackery and unethical practices in health information management profession in Nigeria. Acad. Res. J. Health. Inform. Manage. 1(2): 13-24