HOD Health Records & Information Management
HRIM Department
Poor data and information management remains an impediment to effective provision of health services in the country, this was the driving force behind the establishment of health records and information management program in Uzima University.
With skilled and experienced lecturers, we aim at producing competent Health Information Officers with a solid scientific base, ethics and professional attributes requisite in the provision of quality health care services in all settings.
We offer both certificate and diploma, our point of entry and curriculum is in line with the Association of medical records officers Kenya (AMRO-K) requirements. Apart from theory, our students are subjected to a three months clinical attachment at selected hospitals by the University.The department is looking forward to establishing Bachelors program soon.
The department has developed a memorandum of understanding with Kisumu County therefore our students can utilize any health facility within the county depending on the level required by the carriculum.Jaramogi OgingaOdinga teaching and referral hospital forms our key hospital of reference.
Academic and Professional Profile
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
2021-Date: Ongoing Masters of Public Health in Health Systems and Service Management, Maseno University.
2016:2018: Bachelor of Science in Health Records and Information Management, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
2013:2015: Diploma in Health Records and Information Management, Kisii University
2013-2014: Certificates in Health Records and Information Technology, The Eldoret Polytechnic
EMPLOYMENT:
2020-DATE: HEAD OF DEPARTMENT HEALTH RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT-UZIMA UNIVERSITY
Responsibilities:
- Coordinating and facilitating timely teaching and learning
- Supervision during field attachment
- Establishing efficient linkage with the relevant health/course bodies
- Support in the development of good morals among the students and staff.
- Contribute to the achievements of the mission and vision of the University
- Be a role model.
VOLUNTEER
HEALTH INFORMATION TUTOR-ST. JOSEPH’S NYABONDO MISSION HOSPITAL-2018-2019
Responsibilities:
- Curriculum review
- Students welfare
- Students’ academic progress
- Staff and students spiritual welfare
HEALTH INFORMATION TUTOR-Thika school of medical and health science -2019-2020
Responsibilities:
- Students’ academic progress
- Staff and students spiritual welfare
- Examination setting and moderation
HEALTH INFORMATION OFFICER-KISUMU URBAN APOSTOLATE PROGRAM-2016-2017
Responsibilities:
- Computing hospital administrative statistics.
- Making appointments for patients to the consultant clinics.
- Collection and tabulation of medical data.
- Coding and indexing using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) and the International Classification of Procedures in Medicine (ICPM).
- Organizing and/or participating in M&E related capacity building activities targeting organizational staff; health facility staff; and other stakeholders
- Work closely with other organizational staff and stakeholders to strengthen systems for monitoring patient outcomes; monitoring the quality of care; tracing patients who default; data quality assurance; and data collection, collation, analysis, and dissemination
- Providing expertise in developing and/or review of indicators for monitoring and evaluation of program performance
The plan to have an exchange program with like-minded institutions is in progress.
Our programmes have been approved by professional bodies governing the teaching & practice of Medicine, Nursing & Clinical Medicine.
These include East African Regional Medical Board, Medical Practitioners & Dentist Board – Kenya, Nursing Council of Kenya and Clinical Officers Council
