MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL RECORDS IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRES IN ZAMFARA STATE

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2013-02
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SAYUDI, SULE
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The study discusses management of medical records both in traditional system and in modern age in primary health care centres in Zamfara state. Their effective management contributed in providing healthcare services to majority of the populace in the state. Other issues discussed include creation, maintenance, storage, use and preservation of medical records as viewed by scholars, researchers on record management as revealed in review of related literature, survey methods of research was adopted and questionnaire was used as instrument of data collection. The population sampled stands at 354 and the number of retrieved questionnaire were 340. The data was presented, analyzed and discussed which resulted in coming out with some findings among which include immunization records, antenatal records and referral records were mostly utilized. Alphabetical arrangement and numerical filing arrangement are the systems of record arrangement predominantly in practice. Also shelves and cupboards were storage facilities used in (PHCs) in the state, the study concludes that the medical records as integral instrument of patient treatment were not properly managed in PHCs due to lack of knowledge and skilled of the records managers. Several recommendations have been proposed. These include training on medical record management which should be organized periodically, modern storage media such as hard drive, flash drive, CD-ROMs and sound recording should be used to store medical records in primary healthcare centres in Zamfara State.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE DEGREE (MLS) FEBRUARY 2013
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MANAGEMENT,, MEDICAL,, RECORDS,, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRES,, ZAMFARA STATE
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