Medical Laboratory Scientists' (MLS) assessment of hospital information system (HIS) in a tertiary clinical laboratory in Cavite : a preliminary study / by Joshua F. Cuevas, Xyrelle Ann M. Fullante, David Clark Gaa, Divina Gracia A. Marges and Claudette Jane E. So.

Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology) Cavite State University.

Includes bibliographical references.

College of Nursing (CON).

CUEVAS, JOSHUA F., FULLANTE, XYRELLE ANN M., GAA, DAVID CLARK, MARGES, DIVINA GRACIA A., SO, CLAUDETTE JANE E. Medical Laboratory Scientists' (MLS)

Assessment of Hospital Information System (HIS) in A Tertiary Clinical Laboratory in Cavite: A Preliminary Study. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. June 2021. Adviser: Karen Krista M. Escobar, RMT, MSMT and Annie M. Ramos, RMT, RN, MD. The study was conducted in a selected tertiary clinical laboratory in Cavite (Our Lady of Pillar Medical Center) from December 2020 to June 2021. It generally determined the assessment of MLS in HIS documentation in a selected tertiary clinical laboratory in Cavite. Specifically, the study aimed to (a) describe the demographic and workplace profile of the participants; (b) assess the benefits of HIS in terms of usability, timely accessibility, information security; (c) determine the barriers encountered in HIS as to user acceptance, lack of training, poor interface design; (d) determine the significant difference between demographic and workplace profile from the benefits of HIS; and (e) determine the significant difference between demographic and workplace profile from the barriers encountered in HIS. This was a quantitative-descriptive study that used a mix of descriptive and cross-sectional research tools. A total of 15 medical laboratory scientists from one participating tertiary clinical laboratory in Cavite were the final population of the study, all of which gave their consent upon participating. They were asked to answer a semi- structured questionnaire adapted from previous studies and modified by the researchers in agreement with the problems and objectives of the study. The findings showed that the majority of the participants, male (13.3%) and female (86.7%) alike, age ranging from 18 to 44 years old with 60 percent of them being junior medical laboratory scientists and 40 percent being senior medical laboratory scientists, regardless of their experience in the field and with HIS, and all security are among the benefits of HIS. In addition, the majority of the participants, were male (13.3%) and female (86.7%) alike, with ages ranging from 18 to 44 years old with 60 percent of them being junior medical laboratory scientists and 40 percent being senior medical laboratory scientists, regardless of their experience in the field and with HIS, and all having been trained in a private institution agreed that user acceptance, lack of training, and poor interface design are among the barriers of HIS. Finally, the results showed that there is a statistically significant difference that exists between sex and the benefits of HIS as well as the encountered barriers. In accordance with the results of the study, it was recommended that educational programs, seminars, management support, and appropriate training must be carried out to the MLS within the participating tertiary clinical laboratory with regards to the HIS adoption and utilization. In this way, MLS will be encouraged to properly integrate HIS into their clinical practice so it can increase the quality of the healthcare delivery system in the country. For the HIS providers, technology developers, and health informaticists the involvement of MLS in improving and developing HIS must be considered so that it can result in a user-based system that is centered to meet the needs of the MLS. Once the old normal comes back, future studies must include locales willing to participate to prevent restrictions that hindered the participation of the target hospitals in this study that should result in a well-represented data with a larger population that will help in further analysis and understanding of the hospital information system and its relationship with other factors.

Submitted to the University Library 08/09/2022 T-9147