USE OF THE HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (HIS) APPLICATIONS OF THE BAMAKO AND KATI HOSPITALS AND HEALTH REFERENCE CENTRES (HRC) IN MALI
Abstract
Abstract
Hospital Information System (HIS) applications are Integrated Management Software packages for healthcare
facilities of all sizes, from a single practice to a multi-site medical center. The results of the study carried out in
2013 showed a deficit in the use of this tool in health facilities. The objective of this study was to take stock of
the use of SIH applications in health facilities (Hospitals and CSRéf) of Bamako and Kati. The objective of this
study was to know the current state of use of HIS applications in health facilities (Hospitals and District Health
Center called CSRéf) in Bamako and Kati. A cross-sectional study was conducted from June 2013 to April 2014.
An exhaustive choice of public establishments of 2nd and 3rd reference of the health pyramid was made there.
The data were collected in the form of an individual interview in face-to-face mode, using a questionnaire. The
sample included 13 hospital and 62 respondents. The majority (46.8%) of respondents were cashiers. OpenClinic
was the most used SIH application with 38.5% and better adapted with a functionality score between 32 and 41.
In total, 59% of users felt that they had been sufficiently trained. Only 7.7% had a user manual. The application
was easy to use for 79.5% of users, helpful (94.9%) and responsive (79.5%); with a simple interface (92.3%) and
intuitive (87.2%). All the establishments surveyed had a SIH application, in this case Open Clinic, the most used
and best suited one with a good functionality score. Users were sufficiently trained but few had a user manual.
Keywords: Hospital Information System (HIS), Bamako; Mali