Volume 11 | Issue 5

 Abstract

The study investigates the compliance of the partner Local Government Units with the Wireless Access for Health Information System in the Province of Tarlac. A quantitative descriptive research approach was employed, including surveys and interviews with physicians, nurses, and other staff members. The study found that overall compliance with EMR for three consecutive years from 2020, 2021, and 2022 are 8, 9, and 9 consecutively with an adjectival rating of Partially Compliant for all years and this affirms that there are still some barriers to adoption and utilization. These included concerns about privacy and security, lack of training, and resistance to change. The results of this study suggest that in order to promote more widespread and effective use of EMRs, healthcare organizations need to address these barriers and provide additional support and training for their staff. Thus, one of the foremost recommendations is that the Government of Tarlac should refer to the latest pronouncements from the Department of Health and PhilHealth governing electronic reporting of patient and health data through validated Health Information System like the WAH Digital Health platform. These are DOH Memorandum 2021-0035 enumerating revisions in the Field Health Services Information System (FHSIS) Manual of Procedures and the DOH-PHIC Joint Administrative Order (JAO) 2021-0002 titled "Mandatory Adoption and Use of National Health Data Standards for Interoperability. The LGU should mandate all LGUs to use the system for recording and reporting to properly maximize the use of data from recording, reporting, and decision-making purposes.

Licence: creative commons attribution 4.0

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 and The Open Definition

 Keywords

Health Information System

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 and The Open Definition