Working with patients’ health records in a tertiary healthcare facility in Nigeria: A Physician’s experience

Abstract

Health records professionals are trained to analyze and protect vital medical information to provide quality healthcare1. The most important records they are saddled with are patient health records. This entails information on patient biodata on accessing the facility as well as the day to day compiled information on the patient. Health records officer therefore serve as a window to hospital clients and health workers within the hospital. This important role is one major key to successful and smooth running of the health system.