INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRACTICES AND PERFORMANCE OF MISSION HEALTH CARE PROJECTS IN KENYA

Roselyne Wanjiru Thirikwa, John Achuora

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Project activities in private and public health sectors are on the increase and this calls for better stakeholder’s management to ensure successful completion of projects that the organizations are engaged in. This study sought to assess the role information technology practices, influence performance of mission health care projects in Kenya. The respondents were purposively chosen from the degrees of Executive Directors, Project Managers and Program Officers who are the primary overseers of data of their associations. Essential and optional information was gathered for the review. The scientist utilized a survey to gather essential information from the populace and auxiliary information was gathered from the Government reports and other related examinations. The review had an objective populace of 384 task staff. A pilot on the instrument was led to decide instrument unwavering quality. The survey comprised of shut finished questions. The gathered information was altered, coded and characterized; the information was examined utilizing illustrative measurements and some degree of inferential insights which interpreted the relationship of the free factor to the reliant variable. The Final information is introduced utilizing tables and figures. From different relapses, it was derived that the utilization of data innovation was critical in making sense of the arrangement of wellbeing administrations at a 1% importance level, trailed by observing and assessment, giver association rehearses, and finally partner interest. Data innovation has meaningfully added to information the executives. The review suggests the reception of task the board execution rehearses by Organizations carrying out mission medical services projects.

Key Words: information technology practices, stakeholders’ management, performance, mission health care projects


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