154 | Page ASSESSMENT OF PATIENT HEALTHCARE RECORD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN TERTIARY HEALTH INSTITUTIONS OF JIGAWA STATE, NIGERIA Nasiru Sani 1 , Haruna Abdullahi Ibrahim 2 , Idris Muhammed Ango 3 Suleiman Hussaini 4 , Bashir Maina Saleh 5 1 Institute of Management and Computer Science, 2 Nursing College, 3 School of Humanities and Social Science, 4 Department of library and Information Science, 5 Department of Computer Science, NIMS University Jaipur. ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to assess the management of health information system, best practices for effective health care service delivery in Jigawa state of Nigeria. The objectives of the research aims at assessing the health information systems, best practices for effective health care service delivery in hospitals and there are four research questions. Literature was reviewed on Health information and management Systems and related scholarly articles and views. A cross- sectional explorative design was used for the study to assess the patient record management practices in the facilities. Samples were selected using simple random sampling technique where a total of 50 subjects were selected and data was collected using interview and observation. The study results indicated that the hospitals use traditional manual systems (Using no electronic method) to capture and transmit patient information as revealed by 91.4 percent of the respondents. As the hospital uses manual system and without use of electronic means to capture patient information and transmit it as revealed by 91.4 percent of the respondents and 8.6 percent they don’t to know the use of electronic record. The result show the relevance of unprecedented investments in e-health should be done there is also need to adhere more to the best practices as identified in the study in other to improve knowledge and management of patient in all health related data and public health outcomes in general. Keywords: Assessment, Best Practices, Management of Patient Data I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The health information management system is an important area in health care service delivery because it provides the underpinnings for decision-making. It has four key functions: data generation, compilation, analysis, synthesis and utilization. It is the best way of managing patients’ data and the entire hospital equipment. The health information system may capture patient data, it collects data from the health sector and other relevant sectors, analyses the data and ensures their overall quality, relevance and timeliness. It converts data into information for health-related decision-making for best health care delivery [1]