The Study of Opportunities for Development in Health Information Technology System to Support the Public Health and Medical Operation of Saraburi Province

Abstract

The aim of this Descriptive research was to Study of Opportunities for Development in Health Information Technology System to Support the Public Health and Medical Operation of Saraburi Province. The research was study during March - April 2021. The 192 samples consisted of the Executive, the Information technology workers, and the medical and public health personals which were selected by purposive sampling technique. The semi-structured interview, the questionnaire and the focus group discussion was constructed and used as tool for data collection; and the data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and content analysis.  

The research findings showed that the evaluation of Health Information Technology System to Support the Public Health and Medical Operation of Saraburi Province were moderate level (= 3.49, S.D. = 0.71) and The opportunities for development in Health Information Technology System were consisted; 1) Establish policies and create development plans for the information technology system of the province and the organization. 2) Develop the competency of information technology for personnel. 3) Develop the quality of public health information technology systems to be efficient, up-to-date. 4) Support the utilization of information in the development of public health. And 5) Encourage people to participate in presenting their needs in the utilization of health information media.