KATH installs software to improve efficiency
The Management of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has procured a software that will capture and track information about patients with the view to monitoring sources of revenue generated at the hospital more efficiently.
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The software, dubbed “Hospital Administration and Management System (HAMS),” has also been designed to computerise operational activities of the hospital and induce medical staff to improve their output and operational efficiency to make for quality health delivery and enhance revenue generation.
CEO of KATH
The Chief Executive of the KATH, Professor Ohene Adjei, who announced that at the annual thanksgiving service of the hospital, said the initiative was meant to turn the fortunes of the hospital around in terms of efficiency in service delivery and transparency in revenue generation.
That, he noted, would enable the hospital to wean itself off state funding, with respect to the payment of staff salaries and other operational expenses.
The annual thanksgiving service provides a platform for management and staff of the KATH to converge, praise and worship God for seeing them through the year and also pray for His help to overcome any challenges they may encounter in the ensuing year.
In a homily, Prof. Adjei said given the requisite support and the adoption of good working ethics, the KATH had the potential to be self-reliant.
He impressed on all the directorates and units of the KATH to make the best use of the software, stressing that its use could help to turn the fortunes of the hospital around.
Professor Adjei expressed concern about the frequent strike actions by medical staff.
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He said in 2013, for instance, strikes by medical staff affected revenue generation, making it difficult for management to honour its financial obligations to suppliers.
He said since the hospital used internally generated funds (IGF) to finance most of its operations, it was important for medical staff to use dialogue to address grievances than to resort to industrial action to cripple revenue generation.
Achievements
Prof Adjei said management was alive to its responsibilities, and announced that the Provident Fund for staff had yielded GH¢6.7 million, while a GHC3,000.00 medical aid for staff and their families had been instituted.
On achievements for the year, Prof. Adjei said the hospital procured and installed four sets of Oxygen Manifolds at a cost of GH¢185,000.00 which was part of the IGF.
The hospital also acquired other equipment valued at GHC470,000.00 to improve clinical services in the Urology Unit, Child Health and Obstetrics and Gynaecology Departments, among others, all paid from the IGF, he added.
“ My management, in collaboration with the Himalayan Cataract Project and the USAID, also completed work on the 50-bed ultra-modern Eye Centre at a cost of almost GH¢2million,” he added.