COMPUTERIZED HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEIR ROLE IN TRACKING THE CORONA PANDEMIC IN GAZA STRIP

Abstract

This study aims to identify computerized health information systems and their role in tracking the Corona pandemic in Gaza Strip. The study relied on the descriptive analytical approach and the qualitative approach (interview), interview is a study tool also the study included administrators and specialists who use computerized health information systems in hospitals and health centers designated by the Ministry of Health to track the Corona pandemic in Gaza Strip The researchers used the questionnaire as a tool for the study, where (159) questionnaires were distributed, as (9) invalid questionnaires were excluded, and thus the total valid questionnaires reached to (150), with a recovery rate of 95.3%. The study showed the most important results: There is a high degree of approval by the study community members regarding the role of individuals, equipment, tools, devices and software in computerized health information systems in tracking the Corona pandemic in Gaza Strip There is a positive correlation between computerized health information systems in tracking the Corona pandemic in Gaza Strip and the role of individuals, equipment, tools, hardware and software in tracking the Corona pandemic in Gaza Strip. There are no statistically significant differences in the respondents' responses to computerized health information systems in tracking the Corona pandemic in Gaza Strip due to the following demographic variables (gender, age groups, educational qualification).