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Title:
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CENTRALISATION OF HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS IN NAMIBIA USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
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Author(s):
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Ronald Karon, Irja Shaanika, Mervin Mokhatu, Judith Tjiwemu |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-32-6 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2015 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Information Technology, Centralisation, Patient Data. |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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294 |
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Last Page:
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298 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Healthcare systems in Namibia are characterised as slow and incompetent by their users. Acquisitions of data have gone from difficult to impossible as hospitals struggle with none centralised systems. Centralisation is required as a strategy for coordination of data in healthcare systems. Centralisation efforts in organisations are facilitated through information technology (IT). IT supports and enables automation of business activities and processes. Also it enable organisations to deliver their products and services efficiently on time, thus IT has become a necessity in every organisational endeavour. The lack of a centralised healthcare system can have negative impacts on the health of individuals and the society at large. This will result in cases such as the delay of treatments, mismanagement of patients data and duplication of efforts in hospitals. The lives of people are at stake thus this study aims to discuss the need of having a centralised healthcare system in Namibia using IT. |
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