• Information Technology And Services Delivery In Nigeria

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    • 1.7   Scope of the Study
      This study on information technology and service delivery will cover the level of use of information technology based system in the tertiary hospitals in Rivers state considering its effect on health care service delivery.
      1.8   Limitation of the study
      1.        Financial constraint– Insufficient fund tends to impede the efficiency of the researcher in sourcing for the relevant materials, literature or information and in the process of data collection (internet, questionnaire and interview).
      2.        Time constraint– The researcher will simultaneously engage in this study with other academic work. This consequently will cut down on the time devoted for the research work.
      1.9   Definition of Terms
      Information technology: the study or use of systems (especially computers and telecommunications) for storing, retrieving, and sending information.
      Tertiary hospitals: A tertiary referral hospital (also called a tertiary hospital, tertiary referral center, or tertiary care center, or tertiary center) is a hospital that provides tertiary care, which is health care from specialists in a large hospital after referral from primary care and secondary care.
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      Jensen, M. (1998). Africa Internet Connectivity: Information and Communication technologies (ICTs) Telecommunications, Internet and Computer Infrastructure in Africa.. Retrieved from The Association for Progressive Communications Web site: http://www3.sn.apc.org/africa/
      Agboola, A.A. ‚Inform Technology, Bank  Automation and Attitude of Workers in Nigerian Banks‛ in Journal of Social Sciences, Kamla-Raj Enterprises, Gali Bari Paharwali,  India, 2003
      Gates, E.W. (1999) ‚Information  Technology in the Nigerian Health Industry‛ Spectrum Ibadan, 2000.
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