Abstract:
ABSTRACT
TheHospital Management Information System (HMIS)is very ly:rieficial forifir: ;ird
efficient service delivery in healthcare facilities, and constant assessment of lit/11';
adopted by any healthcare facility ensures the successful implemPnlation the%/- o a/A rer
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Since the launch of GoT-HoMIS in Butiama district council health facilitie5, n
has been conducted on the same despite its low implementation with only 5 olit of 3ri health
facilities are using it. Therefore, this study aimed to assess factors affecting implementationf
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GOT-HoMIS. The study employed mixed approach and convergent parallel design. A total of
120 respondents took pad in the study; 72 healthcare workers, 35 patients and 13 Health
Council management Team. The respondents were sampled using simple random: convenient and purposive techniques. Questionnaires, interview anddocumentary refs,/
were used to collect data. The supervisor and experts evaluated the content and face validity
of the instruments. Reliability of the instruments for collecting quantitative data was tested
and it correlated at Cronbach's coefficient alpha r =0.956 and since it was greater than 0.75, the it was reliable. This was reaffirmed by the reliability of the study which was 0.975. However, the trustworthiness of instrument for collecting qualitative data was done by
ensuring its credibility, transferability, dependability and conformability to ensure that
instruments were fairly reliable for the study. The Quantitative data was analyzed using
descriptive statistics in the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20.0 and
the results werepresented in tables of frequencies and percentages while Ougtarive data
was analyzed using thematic coding. The finding was that; stakeholders' awareness on the
system's availability, its use, benefits and how to use it affect system implementatfon. Moreover, ICT infrastructure in terms of supply of electricity, network coverage, intemet cedthesystemimple
linkage and ICT facilities were factors that also influenmentation. It was
established that to enhance the system implementation, awareness should be created
amongst the stakeholders, the barriers to the implementation of the system should be
eliminated, the system should be secured and stable, and it needs maintenance and repair
for efficiency and effectiveness, The study recommended that adequate funds should be
allocated to the health facilities,review of the
iaetntation andawawnesson
the system shouldbemadetothe public and stakeholders,
