• Measuring The Ict Maturity Level Of The Nigerian Primary Health Sector

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    • Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a term which refers to the collecting, storing, editing and passing on of information in various electronical forms. Increasingly rapid advances in ICT can have profound impact in the way health care and its administration is managed and could allow health workers to have access to a world beyond the hospital. It has the potential to transform the nature and process of the entire healthcare structure and provide better healthcare delivery system. Knowing how to use and integrate ICT and healthcare is of Primary importance, however there is still a very poor level of ICT growth in our health care system and these has led to poor healthcare services in our country. In view of the above considerations, it is necessary to measure the ICT maturity level of the Nigerian health sector as this would provide useful insight on how best to successfully incorporate ICT into Primary healthcare system and the knowledge gained would be of great help in terms of planning, budgeting and provides necessary funding priorities. This will yield better and readily accessible primary healthcare system

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    • CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION According to Frienzel (2006), ICT is a term that describes the discipline encompassing computer systems, telecommunication networks and media applications. Information and communication technology is an umbrella term that encompasses all communication devices and applications such as computers, network hardware and software as well as the various services and applications associated with them. Since the 1950s which saw the rise of ICT and related technologi ... Continue reading---