ABSTRACT

This study investigated online hospital management system as a tool to revolutionize medical profession. With many writers decrying how patients queue up for hours in order to receive medical treatment, and some end-up being attended to as „spillover‟, the analyst investigated the manual system in detail with a view to finding out the need to automate the system. Subsequently, a computer-aided program was designed to bring about improvement in the care of individual patients, taking the advantage of computer speed, storage and retrieved facilities.

The software designed will take care of patient‟s registration, billing, treatment and payments.

The programming language employed in this work was Microsoft C#.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title Page- - - - - - - - - - - -i

Approval Page- - - - - - - - - - -ii

Certification Page- - - - - - - - - -iii

Dedication- - - - - - - - - - - -iv

Acknowledgement- - - - - - - - - -v

Abstract- - - - - - - - - - - -vi

CHAPTER ONE

1.1. Background of the Study- - - - - - - -1

1.2. Statement of the Problem- - - - - - - -3

1.3. Objectives of the Study- - - - - - - - -4

1.4. Scope of the Study- - - - - - - - -5

1.5. Limitations- - - - - - - - - - -5

1.6. Significance of the Study- - - - - - - -5

1.7. Definition of Terms- - - - - - - - -6

CHAPTER TWO

2.1. Electronic Health Record- - - - - - - -9

2.2. Electronic Medical Record Contrast with Paper-Based Record- - -15

2.3. Review of Health Informatics in Many Country- - - - -18

CHAPTER THREE

3.1. Source of Data- - - - - - - - - -27

3.2. Methods of Data Collection- - - - - - - -28

3.2.1 Oral Interview- - - - - - - - - -28

3.2.2 Study of Manuals- - - - - - - - -28

3.2.3 Evaluation Forms- - - - - - - - -28

3.3 The Existing System- - - - - - - - -28

3.4. Input Analysis- - - - - - - - - -29

3.5. Process Analysis- - - - - - - - - -30

3.6. Output Analysis- - - - - - - - - -30

3.7. Weakness of the Existing System- - - - - - -31

3.8. Justification for the New System- - - - - - -32

CHAPTER FOUR

4.1. Output Specification and Design- - - - - - -33

4.2. Input Specification and Design- - - - - - - -33

4.3. File Design-   - - - - - - - - - -34

4.5. Procedure Chart- - - - - - - - - -37

4.6. Program Flowchart- - - - - - - - -38

4.7. Choice of Programming Language- - - - - - -39

4.8. Hardware and Operating System Requirement- - - - -39

CHAPTER FIVE

5.1. Summary- - - - - - - - - - -41

5.2 Problems Encountered and Recommendations- - - - -42

5.3 Conclusion- - - - - - - - - -43

References- - - - - - - - - - -44

Program Source Code- - - - - - - - -46