Information Security and Performance of Public Hospitals in Garissa County, Kenya
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Date
2022
Authors
Tumuti, Joshua
Abdihakim, Dagane Hassan
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IJSTER
Abstract
Public hospitals in Garissa are unable to
track results related to hospital facilities
and disease statistics and these has
adversely affected speed, efficiency and
utilization of hospital resources. The public
hospital costs are too huge, the fees
collected are too small and that the public
hospitals are heavily dependent on the
government. The support provided by the
government by allocating funding and using
the required equipment has not been
reflected in the timely, convenient services
provided by electronic data bases to
patients, administrators and doctors.
Therefore, this study aimed to establish the effect of information security on performance of public
Hospitals in the Garissa County, Kenya. Descriptive research design was used. The target population was 2
public hospitals; Garissa provincial general hospital and Garissa county hospital with a total population of
1403 employees. The study’s respondents were 62 information technology specialists working in the two
hospitals. Due to a small number, the study was a census. Questionnaires were used to gather primary
data. The process of drop and pick later was used. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used to analyze
quantitative data. Qualitative data was analysed through the use of content analysis. Information security is
an essential part of the healthcare industry for protecting confidential patient information and complying
with regulations. As such, better healthcare information security solutions are needed to help reduce the
risks of malicious data attacks or technical failure. The study indicates that the information security in the
public hospitals in Garissa was alarming. The system enables the hospital gather information about
patients, checking quality by comparing perception of services delivered with expected standards was easy
and it was possible to communicate safely with the patient electronically. It is clear that the public hospitals
in Garissa county did not create a standard around the acceptable use of the hospital’s information
technology, including networks and applications to protect data confidentiality, integrity, and availability
of information. The system providers should be advised that there is a need to distribute health management
information systems sufficiently in all public hospitals in Garissa County.
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Keywords
Information Security, Fraud, Monitoring, Health Information Management Systems, Performance of Hospitals
Citation
Tumii, J., and Abdihakim, D. H., (2022): Information Security and Performance of Public Hospitals in Garissa County, Kenya. International Journal of Scientific and Technological Research, 5(1) 10-22.