Feasibility of Activating Electronic Health Care System in Ibn Rushed Hospital

Abstract

A descriptive study was conducted on health care providers them use electronic health care system andpatients or clients in Ibn Rushed Teaching Hospital in Baghdad-Iraq. To evaluate the feasibility of activatingelectronic health care system, Data was collected using a developed self-administrated questionnaire; datawas collected from March 20th, 2019 to May 6th 2019.A purposive sample (non-probability sample) were selected (N=115) the study sample was divided into twoparts, the first part is healthcare providers and their number (65), the number of physicians is (32) and thenumber of nurses is (33). The second part of the sample is patients or clients and their number (50).Data were analyzed through the application of descriptive and inferential statistical approaches by usingStatistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 19.For health care providers, the findings for revealed that most of the respondents were males with age’s rangefrom (31 to 39) years old, most of the respondents were physicians with (8 to 17) years’ experience. Most ofthe responses regarding of feasibility of activating electronic health care system, there are feasibility fromactivating electronic health care system (83%).As for results patients and clients Most of the respondents were males with age’s range from (35 to 55)years old, level education for respondents were Primary and Preparatory education. Most of the responsesregarding of feasibility of activating electronic health care system, there are feasibility from activatingelectronic health care system (90%).The study recommended the government should be well informed about the benefits and latest innovationin e-Health so as to encourage appropriate allocation of budget, so that e-Health policy implementationcan be taken more seriously. Highly recommendation the Ministry of Health to impose and generalize theexperience of the electronic health care system in all hospitals in the country. Highly recommended that theeducational sector inculcate e-Health into the curriculum for the integration of IT solutions into healthcare toflow successfully, this will provide health care givers graduating from learning institutions systemic trainingand education on the use of the e-Health. Recommended for further studies to adopt both quantitative andqualitative research approaches in similar studies to generate more responses from participants. This wouldhelp reveal whether or not the intended benefits of the implemented E-Health to patients are actually realized.