Development of an Improved Web-Based Outpatient Information System

Abstract

Outpatient information systems are used by hospitals to create, process, and record outpatient information. The problems arising from manual manipulation of foreign information systems. The study implemented a web-based outpatient information system for Good Shepherd Hospital in Enugu and inferred solutions to the current challenges by designing a web-based outpatient database system. The web-based outpatient information system was implemented using HTML, PHP and MySQL programming languages. The records were implemented on the designed outpatient management system, and the outputs were produced. The results revealed challenges faced by the traditional manual system for managing inventory. These challenges include distorted patient files, difficulty in locating a specific patient's file, difficulty connecting previous complaints with new ones due to the large volume of files, slow access to patient diagnosis history during emergency situations, lack of backup when information is lost, and difficulty producing accurate and timely reports because of difficulty collecting information from various registers. The study will improve the effectiveness and accuracy of outpatient records, drug and injection prescriptions and laboratory tests held by medical institutions.