THE MODERATING ROLE OF IT AUDITING ON INTEGRATED PHARMACEUTICAL LOGISTICS SYSTEM (IPLS), USER SATISFACTION AND LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE OF ETHIOPIAN HOSPITALS

THE MODERATING ROLE OF IT AUDITING ON INTEGRATED PHARMACEUTICAL LOGISTICS SYSTEM (IPLS), USER SATISFACTION AND LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE OF ETHIOPIAN HOSPITALS

Health is one of the crucial elements for the development of any country and the well being as well as productivity of its citizens. Controlling and auditing the risk that may come from deploying IT for health provision is a key issue in society. This study will assess the moderating role of IT auditing on the relationship among IPLS, user satisfaction and logistics performance of health commodities in Ethiopian hospitals. Data will be collected from respondents in selected Public and Private Hospitals throughout the country using questionnaires by adopting multi stage simple sampling process(Regions, Zones, and Woredas are used to trace hospitals). The study will employ explanatory research design with quantitative approach. The data collected will be analyzed using correlation and regression analyses to investigate the effect of the independent and moderating variables on the dependent variables. The study will have significant contributions for academics, practice, policy and research.