Electronic Health Records System and Quality Healthcare of Accra Medical Centre, Goldfields Ghana Limited

Abstract

The study focused on assessing the effect of electronic health records system and quality healthcare: the case of the Accra Medical Centre at the Tarkwa mines (Goldfields Ghana limited). The qualitative approach as well as descriptive research design was used for the research. The study also examined the impact of the EHR to healthcare delivery by identifying the benefits and challenges of the implemented system. With a quantitative approach, data was gathered from the users of the system and the system administrators using in- structured questionnaires. Results indicated sufficient preparations made by the hospital prior to the systems introduction through thorough understudying of other implemented systems in other hospitals, the establishment of an Information Technology (IT) department, provision of infrastructure and network connections, and the training of staff. Simple random sampling as well as the purposive sampling under non-probability technique was the sampling method used. Descriptive statistical tools were employed to analysis the demographic characteristics of the respondents. Whereas regression analysis was used to assess the influence electronic health records system and quality healthcare: the case of Accra Medical Centre in the Tarkwa mines (Goldfields Ghana Limited). The research therefore concludes that the hospital should support and sustain the HER scheme and that concrete measures should be taken to curb evolving difficulties faced by the use of the EHR scheme. Implement a change management strategy to address resistance to new technologies.