INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Health care delivery system is the process of meeting the health care needs of people, institutions, and resources and other target populations. There are numerous health care delivery systems globally. However, nations design and develop the health delivery system which is in accordance with their needs and resources. The essential health systems consist of primary healthcare which is the health system which consist of planning and distribution of health care needs among market participants and public health care system which is the effort of governments, trade unions, charities, religious organizations, or other co-ordinated bodies to deliver planned health care services targeted to the populations they serve. Health care planning and distribution is evolutionary rather than revolutionary.
The World Health Organization defines health systems as a system consisting of all organizations, people and actions directed at promoting, restoring or maintaining health. This includes efforts which influence health determinants and health-improving activities. A health system encompasses publicly owned facilities which delivers personal health services, health insurance organizations, a mothers care for a sick child at home; vector-control campaigns, efforts of private health care providers; behavior change programmes, occupational health and safety legislation. It also takes into consideration inter sectoral action by health staff, such as enhancing the ministry of education to promote female education which facilitate the growth of good health. World Health Organization (2000).
Documentation of health care delivery system plays a significant role in providing the needed information regarding the evaluation and treatment of health care services and communicating same to third-party payers. Documentation guidelines serve as the standard for many other insurance plans. Documentation also provides relevant clinical information. It is essential that the documents note and reports are clear, legible and that it efficiently conveys all of the essential information required for clinical management and reimbursement. The study seeks to proffer an appraisal of the factors militating against effective documentation in health delivery system. A case study of Lagos state teaching hospital.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The challenge facing documentation relates to certain factors inadequate skilled manpower, lack of efficient technology, lack of financial resources to adopt modern technology which promote effective documentation, lack of information technology skill among others . Consequently the problem confronting the study is to appraise the factors militating against effective documentation in health delivery system. A case study of Lagos state teaching hospital.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The Main Objective of the study is to appraise the factors militating against effective documentation in health delivery system. A case study of Lagos state teaching hospital; The specific objectives include:
- To find out if there are proper documentations of health delivery system in Lagos State Teaching hospital.
- To investigate the impacts of effective documentation of health delivery system in Lagos State Teaching Hospital.
- To identify the factors militating against effective documentation of health delivery system in Lagos state teaching hospital.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
i. Are there proper documentations of health delivery system in Lagos State Teaching hospital?
ii. What are the impacts of effective documentation of health delivery system in Lagos State Teaching Hospital?
iii. What are the factors militating against effective documentation of health delivery system in Lagos state teaching hospital?
1.5 STATEMENT OF THE HYPOTHESIS
Ho1: There is no significant factor militating against effective documentation in health delivery system.
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The study proffers an appraisal of the factors militating against effective documentation in health delivery system. A case study of Lagos state teaching hospital. It provides relevant data for the effective formulation and implementation of policies to enhance the realization of envisaged objective.
1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The study proffers an appraisal of the factors militating against effective documentation in health delivery system. A case study of Lagos state teaching hospital.
1.8 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The study was confronted with logistics and geographical factors.
1.9 DEFINITION OF TERMS
HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM DEFINED
World Health Organization defines health systems as a system consisting of all organizations, people and actions directed at promoting, restoring or maintaining health. This includes efforts which influence health determinants and health-improving activities. A health system encompasses publicly owned facilities which delivers personal health services, health insurance organizations, a mother’s care for a sick child at home; vector-control campaigns, efforts of private health care providers.
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS DEFINED
Healthcare providers consist of those institutions or individuals which provides healthcare services.
EDUCATION DEFINED
Education is viewed as the process of inviting truth and possibility. It is the wise, hopeful and respectful cultivation of learning undertaken in the belief that all should have the chance to share in life.
