Prospects and possible challenges of health information management practice in Nigeria

Abstract

Health Information Management, previously known as Health Records in Nigeria, is a revered health profession, that is central to patients’ healthcare; as well as public health policy formulation. This profession, which is referred to as Health Informatics in some climes is truly the intersection between information science and healthcare. It deals with devices, resources and processes required to optimize the deliberate acquisition, storage, retrieval and use of individual and community health information; in strict adherence to ethical provisions.