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Table 5 The distribution of job roles relative to bed-size and patient-volume

From: Assessing Ghana’s eHealth workforce: implications for planning and training

Job Role

LA

Ridge

UG

# Staff

# Beds

# Patients

# Staff

# Beds

# Patients

# Staff

# Beds

# Patients

Database administrator

2

81

49 342

1

620

127 993

0

NA

NA

Health information clerk

5

32

19 737

14

44

9 142

5

26

20 344

Health information officer

3

54

32 894

14

44

9 142

2

65

50 859

Help desk specialist

2

81

49 342

12

52

10 666

1

130

101 718

Manager (HIM)

0

NA

NA

1

620

127 993

1

130

101 718

Manager (IT)

1

161

98 683

2

310

63 997

0

NA

NA

Network administrator

7

23

14 098

1

620

127 993

0

NA

NA

Programmer

0

NA

NA

1

620

127 993

0

NA

NA

Systems analyst

0

NA

NA

1

620

127 993

0

NA

NA

Total

20

8

4 934

47

13

2 723

9

14

11 302

  1. # Staff = number of staff; # Beds = number of beds; # Patient = number of patients