Design And Implementation Of An Electronic Patient Management System

ABSTRACT

This project title is written to help hospitals especially SHONAHAN HOSPITAL, NSUKKA, Enugu in the areas they encounter problems in keeping their attendance scheme for patient and the solution given to tackle problem such as transforming the existing manual attendance scheme for patients system in which the existing problems involved at the time was laziness of the Doctors to work, misplacement of files, excessive loitering around of patient for their files and loitering of paper in the office.

This software reports on our pilot evaluation of AN ELECTRONIC PATIENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM and their Doctors. The aim is to improve the quality of care to patient and the information about them, as indicated by an improvement in the effectiveness and efficiency of care and in an increase in patient’s satisfaction.

This study makes clear that a thorough exploration of users needs before building the system, using qualitative research methods may be crucial because it can prevent data mismatch and maximize the chance that the eventual management system meets its most important aim: to enhance patient’s empowerment and improve the quality of care services.

In order to handle this, I decided to introduce a new an electronic patient management system for patients. The project dwells more on Computer duty schedule. This is implemented with Visual Basic programming 6.0 language and Microsoft Access for effective information keeping.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page i

Certification ii

Approval iii

Dedication .iv

Acknowledgment . v

Abstract vi

Table of content vii

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION

1.1 Introduction   1

1.2 Statement of Problem   6

1.3 Objectives of the study   7

1.4 Significance of the Study 8

1.5 Scope of Study 9

1.6 Definition of Terms 9

1.7 Project work Organisation .11

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.0 Literature review ..12

2.1 Patient Management System   14

2.2 Types of an Electronic patient Management system 16

2.2.1 Nursing Information System 16

2.2.2 Physical Information System 16

2.2.3 Radiology Information System   17

2.2.4 Pharmacy Information System 17

2.3 Benefits of Hospital Information System 18

2.4 Development and Future of Electronic Patient Management System 20

2.5 Features of Electronic Patient Management System 21

CHAPTER THREE: SYSTEM DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

3.1 Methodology 22

3.2 Method of Data Collection   .22

3.2.1 Primary Source   .22

3.2.2 Secondary Source 23

3.3 Analysis of the Existing System 23

3.3.1 Input Analysis .25

3.3.2 Process Analysis .25

3.3.3 Output Analysis .25

3.4 Limitation of the Existing System 26

3.4.1 Justification For the New System 26

3.5 System Design .27

3.5.1 Input design and Specification 28

3.5.2 Information Flow Diagram 34

3.6 Database Design .35

3.7 System Flow Chart .39

3.8 Program Flow Chart 41

3.9 Top Down Design of the System .45

3.9.1 Registration Subsystem .46

3.9.2 Department Form Subsystem .47

3.9.3 DBMS Subsystem .48

3.9.4 Report Subsystem .49

CHAPTER FOUR: SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION, TESTING AND

INTEGRATION

4.1 Choice of Development tools 50

4.1.1 Operating System 50

4.1.2 Visual Basic 6.0 50

4.1.3 Microsoft Access 51

4.2 Hardware and Software Requirement 52

4.2.1 Hardware Requirement .52

4.2.2 Software Requirement 52

4.3 System Implementation 53

4.4 System Testing 62

4.4.1 Unit Test 63

4.4.2 System Test 63

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATION AND

CONCLUSION

5.1 Summary .64

5.2 Limitations 65

5.3 Recommendation 65

5.4 Conclusion 66

5.5 BEME .67

Bibliography 68

Appendix A: Program Codes 69

Appendix B: Sample Output 76

Appendix C: User Guide 81