DATA INTEGRITY AND EVIDENCE-INFORMED GUIDANCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A HEALTH MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AT KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL

*Salim Omambia Matagi

Objective: The main objective for carrying out the project was to ascertain the factors associated with the implementation of a health management information system at Kenyatta national hospital. The objective of this study was to determine Data Integrity and Evidence-informed guidance associated with the implementation of a Health Management Information System at Kenyatta National Hospital.
Design setting: The investigation deployed an analytical cross-sectional study.
Subjects or participants: A sample total of 263 respondents was calculated using the Krecie and Morgan formula for the quantitative study. A strict inclusion criterion was followed to select the respondents from all trained health personnel in Kenyatta National Hospital. The study utilized an interview schedule. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21 while qualitative data was analyzed on themes developed. Data presentation was in form of quantitative statistics such as frequency distribution, percentages, and tables. Qualitative results were presented in verbatim form.
Results: The results depicted that the hospital uses HMIS in its day-to-day activities/roles in delivering health care services, (p-value 0.006 and OR 6.844). The sex of the study population showed a significant association and also agreed strongly that there was an effective and fair distribution of computers in the hospital (OR 3.67). The study observed that the age of the study population strongly agreed and had a statistically significant association with the fact that there was proper HMIS advocacy by the management in KNH, p-value 0.05.
Conclusion: Modern medicine‟s best practice holds that health information systems empower the patient by putting them in the center of their own healthcare story.