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Health Information Management department is referred to as the gateway and window dress to the hospital being the first clinical port of call while coming in contact with health care service and also the last place of visit while getting out of the hospital. HIM department as often called is considered the pivot around which other departments revolve because it has its unit domiciled in almost every other departments of the hospital especially the clinic areas. The department takes charge of all medical and health information and reposition of patients’ information, this is because it keeps in its custody all data and information gathered on patients in the course of rendering health care delivery services, and it further produces these information on follow-up visits by the patients to the hospital in order to enable continuity of care which form the basement for research, teaching, decision making and advancement of medical practice.
The HIM department supports the facility’s optimal standards for quality care and services by providing quality information. Its functions support the patient through the entire continuum of the patient’s care. In addition it supports administrative processes, billing through classification systems, medical education, research through data gathering and analysis, utilization, risk and quality management programmes, legal requirements, data security, and release of information to authorized users.
The department is also saddled with the responsibility of initiating patients into hospital care system in order to enjoy health care delivery service which helps to ameliorate the health conditions of the patients. Some other major functions of the Health Information Management department include: booking of patients appointments, coordinating admission processes, collation of daily, weekly, monthly, bi-annual and annual statistical returns, coding and indexing of diseases and operative procedures and transmission of statistics to appropriate health authorities that help in informed management and government decision making.
The practice itself involves the area of general administrative management that is concerned with achieving economy and efficiency in the creation, maintenance, use, evaluation and disposition of patients’ health records, during their entire life circle. The ability to maintain accurate and timely record is critical for the delivery of quality patient care which is the core of health records/information practices.
The department’s staff strength is currently 52 professionals with 4 Officers, 23 Technologists, 24 Technicians and 1 contract staff.
The department is headed by Mr Ojo Kubolaje Famujimi who holds a Higher National Diploma (HND) in HIM from the prestigious Nigerian Army College of Medical Sciences, Ojo, Lagos and Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in HIM from Houdegbe North American University, Cotonou, Benin Republic. He is assisted by Mrs Omolola Afolabi, who serves as the DHOD. Mrs Afolabi holds a Higher National Diploma from the College of HIM, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, she also holds Bsc and Masters degrees from Adeleke University, Ede in Osun State.
Other lieutenants who serve as Heads of various Units of the department are:
Miss Esther Olutomi Omiwole who is the officer in charge of Obstetrics and Gyneacology unit, she holds HND, BSc and Masters Degrees from Achievers University, Owo. Mrs Temitayo Awe heads Kidney Care Unit, she holds HND and BSc degree from Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State and Mr Emmanuel Akinola is the Head of Surgical and Emergency unit, and he also holds HND and BSc degree in HIM from University of Medical Sciences, Ondo.
