Toward Integrated Health Information Systems Implementation in Ghana

Emmanuel Awuni Kolog; Sancho Ackoussah; Sulemana Bankuoru Egala

doi:10.1007/978-981-96-6935-6_5

Toward Integrated Health Information Systems Implementation in Ghana

Emmanuel Awuni Kolog
, Sancho Ackoussah
, Sulemana Bankuoru Egala

Department Of Operations And MIS

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Abstract

The fragmented health information system currently operated in Ghana besets universal access to health data and service delivery resulting in the government’s efforts to integrate a coordinated healthcare information system. This study investigates the factors affecting the implementation of integrated national health information systems (IHIS) in Ghana, highlighting the role of digital curiosity among health workers. Analyzing data from 446 Ghana Health Service affiliates using structural equation modeling, key factors identified include task characteristics, organizational viability, and state policy. While economic viability and IT infrastructure were less influential, they may improve with greater government involvement. Digital curiosity significantly mediates the relationship between technological factors and IHIS implementation, suggesting the need to cultivate curiosity among health workers for better health outcomes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 10th International Congress on Information and Communication Technology - ICICT 2025
Editors	Xin-She Yang, R. Simon Sherratt, Nilanjan Dey, Amit Joshi
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	61-72
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	9789819669349
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-6935-6_5
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	10th International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, ICICT 2025 - London Duration: 18 Feb 2025 → 21 Feb 2025

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Name	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume	1443 LNNS
ISSN (Print)	2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-3389

Conference

Conference	10th International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, ICICT 2025
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	18/02/25 → 21/02/25

Keywords

Digital curiosity
Fit viability
Integrated health information systems
State policy

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Kolog, E. A., Ackoussah, S., & Egala, S. B. (2025). Toward Integrated Health Information Systems Implementation in Ghana. In X.-S. Yang, R. S. Sherratt, N. Dey, & A. Joshi (Eds.), Proceedings of 10th International Congress on Information and Communication Technology - ICICT 2025 (pp. 61-72). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1443 LNNS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-6935-6_5

Kolog, Emmanuel Awuni ; Ackoussah, Sancho ; Egala, Sulemana Bankuoru. / Toward Integrated Health Information Systems Implementation in Ghana. Proceedings of 10th International Congress on Information and Communication Technology - ICICT 2025. editor / Xin-She Yang ; R. Simon Sherratt ; Nilanjan Dey ; Amit Joshi. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. pp. 61-72 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems).

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Kolog, EA, Ackoussah, S & Egala, SB 2025, Toward Integrated Health Information Systems Implementation in Ghana. in X-S Yang, RS Sherratt, N Dey & A Joshi (eds), Proceedings of 10th International Congress on Information and Communication Technology - ICICT 2025. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 1443 LNNS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 61-72, 10th International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, ICICT 2025, London, United Kingdom, 18/02/25. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-6935-6_5

Toward Integrated Health Information Systems Implementation in Ghana. / Kolog, Emmanuel Awuni; Ackoussah, Sancho; Egala, Sulemana Bankuoru.
Proceedings of 10th International Congress on Information and Communication Technology - ICICT 2025. ed. / Xin-She Yang; R. Simon Sherratt; Nilanjan Dey; Amit Joshi. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. p. 61-72 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1443 LNNS).

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Kolog EA, Ackoussah S, Egala SB. Toward Integrated Health Information Systems Implementation in Ghana. In Yang XS, Sherratt RS, Dey N, Joshi A, editors, Proceedings of 10th International Congress on Information and Communication Technology - ICICT 2025. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2025. p. 61-72. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems). doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-6935-6_5

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