TABLE OF CONTENTS

CENTRALISED HOSPITAL MANA GEMENTAND PATIENTS’ ADMINISTRATION i

DECLARATION

APPROVAL iii

DEDICATION iv

ABSTRACT vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS vii

LIST OF FIGURES ix

LIST OF TABLES

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

CHAPTER ONE 1

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 2

1.3.1 Main objective 2

1.3.2 Specific Objectives 3

1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY ~ 3

1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 3

CHAPTER TWO 5

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.0 INTRODUCTION 5

2.1 RELATED THEORIES 5

2.2 Conclusion s

CHAPTER THREE 8

METHODOLOGY 8

3.0 INTRODUCTION 8

3.IDATA COLLECTION 8

3.2.1HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS 10

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CHAPTER FOUR .12

FINDINGS, PRESENTA TIONAND ANAL YSISN 12

4.0 INTRODUCTION 12

4.2 EXISTING HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 12

4.2.1 LIMITATION OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM 13

4.2.2 BENEFITS OF THE NEW SYSTEM 13

4.3 DATA ANALYSIS 14

4.4 Conclusion 15

CHAPTER FIVE 16

SYSTEM DESIGN, IMPLEMENTA TIONAND TEST RESULTS 16

4.5 INTRODUCTION 16

4.5.1 SYSTEM DESIGN 16

4.5.2 SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION 18

4.5.3 SYSTEM TESTING AND VALIDATION 19

4.5,4 RESULTS 19

4.5.4.1 SYSTEM INTERFACES 19

4.5.5 ACHIEVEMENTS 22

4.5.6 PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED 22

4.5.7 WHAT WAS NOTDONE 22

CHAPTER SIX 23

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 23

5.0 INTRODUCTION 23

5.2 Future Works 23

5.3 Recommendations 24

REFERENCES 255