Vol. 1(1), pp. 1-12, May 2020
DOI: 10.14662/ARJHIM2020.010
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ISSN: 2734-2190
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Research

Application of Management Principles into Health Records Management Practices in the Local Government Areas of Osun State, Nigeria

 

¹OMOLE, Michael Segun PhD, ²ADEBAYO, Tajudeen Temitayo PhD, ³ADEOJO, Michael Babatunde, ⁴PETER, Augustine Uduak, ⁵AKINDELE, Frederick Akinade, ⁶ IBRAHEEM, Oluwatoyin Salihu

 

¹Head of Department, Health Information Management, Osun State College of Health Technology, Ilesa, Nigeria.

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

²Head of Department, Health Information Management, Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria.

E-mail: adebayott@gmail.com

³PhD Student, Information Resources Management Department, School of Management Sciences, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. E-mail:mobadeojo@gmail.com

⁴PhD Student, Information Resources Management Department, School of Management Sciences, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. E-mail: udypee@yahoo.com

⁵PhD Student, Information Resources Management Department, School of Management Sciences, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. E-mail: akinstaar@gmail.com

⁶PhD Student, Information Resources Management Department, School of Management Sciences, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. E-mail: toyeenibraheem@gmail.com

 

Accepted 25 May 2020

Abstract

 

This study investigated the application of management principles into health records management practices among health records management practitioners in the local government areas of Osun State, Nigeria, with a view to combining insights of how application of management principles bridges different aspects of health records management practices in the local government areas of Osun State, Nigeria.
Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was two hundred and fifty three (253) health records management practitioners in the 30 local government areas of Osun State. Total enumeration technique was used to cover all the 253 health records management practitioners in the 30 local government areas. A validated questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The response rate of 97.6% was obtained and data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Findings revealed that positive and significant relationship exists between application of management principles and health records management practices (Df = 245, N = 247, r = .782**, p < 0.05). The p-value associated with the r statistics is less than the 0.05 level of significance. It implies that a unit increase in application of management principles will increase the tendency for effective health records management practices in the studied area.
The study concluded that application of management principles has significant influence on health records management practices in the local government areas of Osun State. The study recommended that: State government through the relevant agency (State Primary Healthcare Development Board/Ministry of Health) should organize regular training and re-orientation workshop for health records practitioners on application of management principles for an improved health records management practices in local government areas of Osun State.

KEY WORDS: Application, Management principles, Health records management practices, Health records management practitioners
 

 

How to cite this article (APA Style): OMOLE, MS, ADEBAYO, TT., ADEOJO, MB., PETER, AU., AKINDELE, FA., IBRAHEEM, OS (2020). Application of Management Principles into Health Records Management Practices in the Local Government Areas of Osun State, Nigeria. Acad. Res. J. Health. Inform. Manage. 1(1): 1-12