Patient records management information system:

Abstract

This is a computerized PRMIS project study that was carried out at WMC in Nagongera town council, Tororo district. Its main objective is to enable faster and more efficient storage, retrieval and updating of medical records. It also makes sharing of information within the departments and other doctors easier thus managing patients’ health complications. To come up with the system, data was collected through interviewing the executive director of WMC, health workers and patients as well as observation and focus group discussion. The data collected was analyzed and then used to design and implement the system using RAD model approach. The system was developed using the Unifying Modeling Languages with frontend and back-end interfaces with a database system. The developing software tools included PHP, HTML, JavaScript, Visual Studio, Xampp together with MYSQL. The database stores records of patients and other health related information. The system also enables doctor and other system users to update, edit, delete, view, share prescriptions to patients’ inquiries at any time.