AN ONLINE PATIENTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL)


AN ONLINE PATIENTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL)  

ABSTRACT

Currently at Makerere University Hospital there is a manual file system used to manage information about the patient and because of this, record’smanager take long to access patient’s information. This causes a delay in the processing of patients information in order for the patient to be recommended to the available doctor. This study intends to design an online patients’ management system to solve the problem of delayed access to patients’ information.

In an effort to get all the required information, observations were made, interviews conducted so as to get a clear understanding of the requirements. Interviews revealed that a number of problems were associated with the manual system used.

 All this information was then used in the analysis and design of the new system. Models like Data Flow Diagrams to illustrate the flow of data in the new system were developed during the analysis stage. Entity Relationship Diagrams were also used to model the data within the system and itsrelationship .The interface of the database designs were realized during the design stage. 

The system was then developed using technologies like HTML,PHP,CSS, MySQL database server Dream Weaver as a developing environment. It was then tested and validated.

 In conclusion A solution to the problem was implemented and this was an online patients’ management system which would manage records, student registration, stores patient’s information, doctor and eases access of information by the records manager. Therefore this system is ready and recommended for Makerere university hospital to use it.

Table of Contents

DECLARATION i

Approval ii

Dedication iii

Acknowledgment iv

Table of Contents v

List of Figures vi

List of Tables vii

List of Acronyms viii

Abstract ix

CHAPTER ONE:  Introduction 1

1.0 Introduction 1

1.1 Background to the problem 1

1.2 Problem Statement 1

1.3 Objectives 1

1.3.1 Main Objective 1

1.3.2 Specific Objectives 2

1.4 Scope 2

1.5 Significance 3

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 4

2.0 Management Systems 4

2.1 Database…………………………………………………………………………………………………….4

2.2 Records Management Systems 5

2.3 Case Studies (Related Systems) 5

2.3.1 Case Study 1 5

2.3.2 Case Study 2 6

2.3.3 Case Study 3 6

        2.3.4 Strength and weaknesses exhibited by the case studies…………………………………………..…7

2.4 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………………….7

CHAPTER THREE:METHODOLOGY 8

3.0 Introduction 8

3.1 Study Population 8

3.1.1 Sampling 8

3.1.2 Sampling Technique 9

3.2 Data Collection Techniques 9

3.2.1 Document Review 9

3.2.2 Questionnaires 9

3.2.3. Interviews 9

3.3 Data Analysis 10

3.4.Data Processing 10

3.5 System Design 10

3.6 Systems Implementation 10

3.7 System Testing and Validation 10

3.7.1Testing 10

3.7.2Validation 11

CHAPTER FOUR:SYSTEM STUDY ANALYSIS AND DESIGN 12

4.1 System Study 12

4.1.1 Existing System 12

4.1.2 The new system ( on line Patients Management system) 12

4.2 System Analysis 13

4.2.1 User Requirements 13

4.2.2Functional Requirements 14

4.2.4 System Requirements 15

4.2.5 Software Quality Attributes 15

4.3 System design 16

4.3.1Architectural overview of the patient’s management system 16

4.3.2 Process Modeling 18

4.3.3 DFDs for the system 18

4.4 Data modelling 23

4.4.1 Conceptual Data Model 23

4.4.2 Modeling relationships between entities 24

4.5 Database design 28

4.5.1 Conceptual design 28

4.5.2 Logical design 28

4.5.3 Physical design 30

CHAPTER FIVE:PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS AND SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION 36

5.0 Presentation of Findings. 36

5.1 Introduction. 36

5.2 Research Findings. 36

5.3 system implementation 40

5.3.1 Sample screenshots from the system 40

5.4 Testing and validation 48

CHAPTER SIX:CHALLENGES,CONCLUSION AND RECCOMMENDATION 52

6.0 Challenges Encountered during the Research project 52

6.1 Conclusion and Recommendations 52

6.1.1 Conclusion 52

6.1.2 Recommendation 53

References 54

Appendices 55

Appendix A: Sample Questionnaires 55

Appendix B: System Usability Questionnaire 57

Appendix C:Interview Guide…………………………………………………………………………………60

Appendix D: Pseudo code……………………………………………………………………………………61

List of Figures

Figure4. 1: level diagram/context diagram. 16

Figure 4. 2: level 1 DFD for patients management system 19

Figure 4. 3: System architecture 22

Figure 4. 4:Modeling relationship between entities. 27

Figure 4. 5 : The trends of files at MUH for the year 2012 37

Figure 5 . 6: People’s satisfaction about the existing system. 38

Figure 5. 7: The percentage of people’s views about the Patient Management system 39

Figure 5. 8 : Home page. 40

Figure 5. 9 : Students registration form. 41

Figure 5.10 : Registered students interface. 42

Figure 5. 11: The records Manager interface 43

Figure 5.12 : The medical personnel interface. 44

Figure 5.13: Health records of a recommended patient. 45

Figure 5.14:Medical personnel’s prescription interface to recommended patient. 46

Figure 5.15: Patient medical report. 47

Figure 5. 16:People’s views about  the system's Effectiveness in Task Accomplishment. 49

Figure 5. 17 :The usefulness of system Aids and help Manual . 50

Figure 5. 18 :The views of people in MUH about the Overall Usability analysis. 51

List of Tables

Table4. 1: A Description of Hardware Requirements 16

Table 4.2: A Description of software requirements 16

Table4. 3: A description of DFD key elements and symbols 21

Table4. 5:A data dictionary for data stores 23

Table4. 7: Entities and their attributes. 24

Table 4.8: Description of entity Doctor 30

Table4. 9: stores information of drugs prescribed 31

Table 4.10:A description of entity student 32

Table4. 11:: Description of entity for records manager. 33

Table4. 12:Other patients 34

Table 5. 13: people’s view about  the system's Effectiveness in Task Accomplishment 48

List of Appendices

Appendix A: Sample questionnaire………………………………………………………….............55

Appendix B: system Usability Questionnaire……………………………………………….............57

Appendix c: Interview Guide……………………………………………….....................................60

Appendix D: Pseudo code…………………………………………………………………………...61

List of Acronyms

CPU - Central Processing Unit 

DB - Database 

DBMS - Database Management System 

DFD - Data Flow Diagrams 

DNS - Domain Name Server 

ECG - Electro-cardiograph 

ERD - Entity Relational Diagram 

GB - Giga Byte 

IIS - Internet Information Service 

M.P - Medical personnel

M.S - Management System 

MUH - Makerere University hospital

MySQL - My Structured Query Languages

RAM - Random Access Memory 

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.0 Introduction

According to Ramkrishnan,R and Gehrke,J (2003) An online based Patient management system is a system used by records managers to manage their patients and cases. 

1.1 Background to the problem

The access of patient’s information has been too slow and tiresome due to the large number of students who come for medication and others who come to register in the hospital for the first time as students of Makerere University.

The University hospital is using a file system to keep records for all the patients registered, were by only one record’s personnel is responsible for verifying and accessing all the patients records before being recommended to the medical personnel. The process is too slow and this causes a delay in offering services to both registered and none registered. Therefore there is a need for a computerized patient’s management system that will ease student’s registration, ease access to information by the record’s personnel hence reducing student and patient congestion at the University hospital

1.2Problem Statement

Currently at the hospital there is a manual file system used to manage information about the patient and because of this records’personnel take long to access patient’s information. This causes a delay in the processing of patients information in order for the patient to be recommended to the medical personnel. As a result many patients are not attended to, hence the need of a computerized patients management system at the hospital that will display patients information immediately.

This study therefore, intends to design a web based patient management system to solve the problem of delayed access to patients’ information.

1.3 Objectives

1.3.1 Main objective

To develop a computerized on line patients’ management system for Makerere University hospital.

1.3.2 Specific objectives

1. To collect data about the current system in order to identify requirements for patients management system

2. To design an effective the patient’s management system for Makerere University hospital based on the requirements collected.

3. To implement the patient’s management system for Makerere University hospital.

4. To test and validate the patient’s management system 

1.4Scope

This project  focused on the development of patient’s management system for Makerere University hospital with the sole purpose of assisting the record’s personnel to ease information access to the patients hence reducing on the patient queue when they come for medication .The people  contacted were the students, patients, medical personnel, and the director of the hospital. Only medical records and student’s information were considered and these included:

i. Patient personal information

ii. Laboratory examinations

iii. Prescriptions and Treatment

iv. Follow up of the patient

Thus making information available to the records’ manager in the hospital with the purpose of promoting efficiency, quality and safety of patient records.

1.5 Significance

The effectiveness of management system for Makerere University hospital improves the access and maintenance of patient’s records,

Secondly providing the status of the patients in the short time possible whether registered or not registered and the recommended medical personnel.

It will reduce on the time wasted due to the queues made during the traditional file systemof patient- doctor recommendation. This will reduce on the patient waiting for long period of time

Management systems such as the patient’s management system for Makerere University hospitalwill provideprocesses such as patient’s registration, retrieving of patient information doctor’s attendance and records management. It will also improve communication by offering an intellectual management base for medical personnel which ease the of patient’s information access

Medical Report generation with related data stored in the system. 

 Improved security, as regards to access to information stored on the system. 

 Reduced maintenance costs. 

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