Title:	AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FOR ELECTRONIC PATIENT RECORDS MANAGEMENT: A CASE OF NAMIBIA
Author(s):	Ronald Karon and Nomusa Dlodlo
ISBN:	978-989-8533-75-3
Editors:	Piet Kommers and Pedro Isaías
Year:	2018
Edition:	Single
Keywords:	Health Information Systems, Impact Assessment, Impact Assessment Framework, Electronic Health Record
Type:	Full Paper
First Page:	171
Last Page:	177
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	The government of Namibia has invested significantly in Health Information Systems for purposes of quality healthcare. The investments can however not be substantiated, as it is not clear whether Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have an impact in the healthcare. Therefore a development of an Electronic Patient Records Management (E-PRM) framework to assess the impact was the aim of this research paper. The title of the developed framework was Ronald`s Patient Records Impact Assessment (R-PRIA) Framework. This framework can be used as a tool that would aid in measuring the change brought about by ICTs on Patient Records Management. The application of the framework may yield results that could aid Namibian healthcare decision makers on whether or not further investments on ICTs, specific to E-PRM, would be necessary. The drive of the Ministry of Health and Social Services is on ensuring that public healthcare, which was designed for those who cannot afford private healthcare services, is of the right quality. E-PRM automates the process of admission, discharges and billing to mention a few. A number of reviewed impact assessment frameworks ranging from Sustainable livelihoods approach, Sen's capability framework and Rural ICT comprehensive evaluation framework feed into the development of the E-PRM impact assessment framework, which was the result of this research paper. The case study was a public hospital and data collection methods consisted of semi-structured interviews and questionnaires.
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