Development of an Improved Web-Based Outpatient Information System
Year: 2026
Type: article
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 web-based outpatient's information system for Good Shepherd Hospital in Enugu and infers solutions to the current challenges by designing web-based outpatient's 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.
Language: English
Subfield: Health Information Management
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7154066780
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