A road map for health information management in Oman

This study focuses on the current practice of health information management and its effectiveness in Oman. It investigates the factors driving the direction of future practice and their impact on the quality of health information, HIM employees and the Ministry of Health as a whole. It applied an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design through three integrated studies: focus groups, interviews and survey. The consolidated research data in this thesis identified a widespread misunderstanding of the HIM concept and confusion in regard to its function and importance. The research generated a framework for understanding the factors and their relationships to each other and to improved health system outcomes, which may guide the future development of HIM practice and make a major contribution to international knowledge within the discipline of health information management.