Assessment and Improvement of Quality of Medical Laboratory Commodity Logistics Management Information Systems in Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College
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2015-06
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Addis Abeba University
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Background: Laboratory logistics management information system is the management of laboratory commodities in a systematic and standardized way by collecting, processing and utilizing timely logistics data to inform quantification, procurement, storage and distribution of laboratory commodities.
Objectives: to assess and improve the quality of medical laboratory commodities of logistics management information system in St. Paul’s Millennium Medical College.
Methodology: facility based cross-sectional descriptive study design was conducted from April, 2015 to June, 2015.
The data’s were collected using self administered structured questionnaire for quantitative and semi structured interviewee questionnaires was implemented for qualitative findings. Intervention and problem solving mechanism was practiced.
Scope of the project: maintaining LMIS to provide quantity and quality of the laboratory commodities that was served and satisfied the community without interruption of the services through the six basic rights of logistics.
Significance of the project: is to provide reliable, accurate and manageable with specified period that easily monitored and controlled use of laboratory commodities of stock status.
Result: in the selected facility there was a well-functioning logistics management information system for laboratory commodities. Among the total participants 15(83.3%) of the respondents did not have in-service training on LMIS.
The frequency of stock out, under stock and over stock of laboratory commodities at the time of assessment were 35.7%, 23.8% and 9.5% respectively.
Conclusion: the majority of study participants have no knowledge about LMIS and monitoring the stock status of laboratory commodity.
Recommendation: In-service training should provide for laboratory professionals and integration of LMIS to laboratory information system should implement to minimize the gaps.
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Management Information Systems