Hunegnaw, Enanu (2017) Assessment of Electronic Laboratory Information System in Selected Government and Private Medical Laboratories in Ethiopia. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Background: Electronic laboratory information system (ELIS) is a type of software that receives process, and stores information generated by medical laboratory processes electronically. LIS is a highly configurable application that facilitate a wide variety of laboratory workflow, that enhance the quality and efficiency of laboratory data management by minimizing turn-aroundtimes (TAT) of laboratory results and by providing complete full-fledged data archiving system. Assessing and evaluating ELIS is essential to standardize the system and to inform program planning and implementation in parallel with service expansion. Objective: To assess the Electronic Laboratory Information System based on Collage of American Pathologists standard checklist in Ethiopia. Method: Across sectional study was conducted in 22 medical laboratories of Ethiopia which uses electronic LIS from October, 2016 to June, 2017. The study data were collected by reviewing records of the laboratory, interviewing end users and observing different parameters per the college of American Pathologists (CAP) checklists. The checklist has 7 sections and 42 items. The content validity of the checklist was confirmed by three professionals’ one information technology professional and two laboratory technology professionals. The data was entered into Excel Spread sheet and exported to Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 software systems for analysis of Frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and, Pearson chi square was calculated to determine the association between conformity to CAP standard and the type of software. Result: The mean conformity of LIS for private and government laboratories were 62.3±19.36% and 48.8±18.51 % respectively. There is no significant association based on type of laboratory and conformity to CAP (P>0.05) but there is a significant association based on software type and conformity to CAP Conclusion: Based on our study none of the electronic laboratory information system in the studied laboratories had met the standard criteria of CAP.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Laboratory information system, Standard, Evaluation, Conformity |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA1001 Forensic Medicine. Medical jurisprudence. Legal medicine |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Vincent Mpoza |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Oct 2018 08:43 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2018 08:43 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/7047 |
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