Study on Management Status Quo of the Medical Record Departments of General Hospitals in Fujian Province, and the Influencing Factors. (April 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lou, Ye
• Is Part Of: Chinese medical record. Volume 2:Number 3(2014:Mar.)
• Page Start: 95
• Page End: 98
• Publication Date: 2014-04
• Subjects: Medical records department -- Management status quo -- Influencing factors; Medicine -- China -- Periodicals; 610.951
• DOI: 10.3109/23256176.2014.910897
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2325-6176

Abstract

Abstract: Objective . To understand the management status quo and the main influencing factors in the medical record departments at 46 general hospitals of seven cities in Fujian province through a survey, and to put forward relevant countermeasures and suggestions. Method. Surveying the basic information, medical record personnel allocation, education level and professional title, degree of attention given by the leadership, training of the employees, and the future development of the medical record departments at 46 general hospitals of seven cities in Fujian province by using questionnaires, setting up a database with Epidata3.0, and performing statistical processing and analysis with SPSS13.0. Result . Through the survey, it is seen that the administrative ownership of the medical record department at the general hospitals is not clear, the educational qualifications of the workers of the medical record offices are lower, the professional title and the specialty constitution are unreasonable, and there is a serious shortage of professional medical record managers. Conclusion. Clarifying the administrative ownership, giving more attention, strengthening professional construction, clinging on to talent cultivation, enhancing training intensity, encouraging on-the-job education, standardizing professional title appraisal, increasing promotion prospects and other such measures, should help in improving the management of the medical record departments of the general hospitals.