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 and
patients or clients in Ibn Rushed Teaching Hospital in Baghdad-Iraq. To evaluate the feasibility of activating
electronic health care system, Data was collected using a developed self-administrated questionnaire; data
was 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 two
parts, the first part is healthcare providers and their number (65), the number of physicians is (32) and the
number 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 using
Statistical 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 range
from (31 to 39) years old, most of the respondents were physicians with (8 to 17) years’ experience. Most of
the responses regarding of feasibility of activating electronic health care system, there are feasibility from
activating 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 responses
regarding of feasibility of activating electronic health care system, there are feasibility from activating
electronic health care system (90%).
The study recommended the government should be well informed about the benefits and latest innovation
in e-Health so as to encourage appropriate allocation of budget, so that e-Health policy implementation
can be taken more seriously. Highly recommendation the Ministry of Health to impose and generalize the
experience of the electronic health care system in all hospitals in the country. Highly recommended that the
educational sector inculcate e-Health into the curriculum for the integration of IT solutions into healthcare to
flow successfully, this will provide health care givers graduating from learning institutions systemic training
and education on the use of the e-Health. Recommended for further studies to adopt both quantitative and
qualitative research approaches in similar studies to generate more responses from participants. This would
help reveal whether or not the intended benefits of the implemented E-Health to patients are actually realized.