A Patient Payments Management System for Mukama Yawonya Special Research Centre (U) Ltd

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ii

DEDICATION iii

DECLARATION iv

APPROVAL v

ABSTRACT vi

Chapter one 1

1.0 Introduction 1

1.1 Back ground of the study 1

1.2 Problem statement 2

1.3 Purpose of study 2

1.3.1 Specific objectives 2

1.4 Scope of the study 3

1.5 Justification of the study 3

1.6 Research questions 3

Chapter two 4

Literature review 4

2.0. Introduction 4

2.1 Definition of patient information system 4

2.2 History over patient information systems 5

2.4. Features of patient information systems 7

2.5 Format of patient information systems 7

2.6 Users of the patient information systems 7

2.7 Significance of patient information systems 8

2.7.1 Advantages of patient information system 8

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Chapter three .9

Methodology 9

3.0 Introduction 9

3.1 Analytical tools and design 9

3.2 Data collection methods and tools 9

3.3 Design techniques and tools 9

3.4 Testing of the designed system 10

3.5 Documentation 10

3.6 Preliminary investigation 10

3.6.1 The nature and performance of the existing system 10

3.7 Systems analysis 11

3.8 Logical design for the current system 11

3.7.1 Activity diagram for the new system 12

3.7.2 conceptual model for the new system 13

3.8 Entity relationship diagram for the new system 14

3.8.1 Data dictionary 14

3.8.1.1 Advances 15

3.8.1.2 Patients 15

3.8.1.3 Payments 15

3.8.1.4 Staff 16

3.8.1.5 User details 16

3.9 System design 16

3.9.1 Functional capabilities of the new system 16

3.9.1.1 System requirements specification 17

3.9.1.3 Hardware requirements 17

3.9.1.3 Software requirements 18

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Chapter 4 . 19

System development, testing and implementation 19

4.0 introduction 19

4.1 system development 19

4.2 The new computerized system 19

4.2.1 Functionalities of the new system 19

4.3 The for designs 20

4.4 Reports 20

4.5 Implementation 20

4.5.1 Data conversion 21

4.5.2 Installation and change over 21

4.5.3 User training 21

4.6 Accessibility 21

Chapter five 27

System Evaluation, Recommendation, further areas of improvement and Conclusion 27

5.0 System Evaluation 27

5.1 Limitations 27

5.2 Problems uncounted 27

5.2.1 Solutions to problems 27

5.3 System maintenance 28

5.4 Recommendation 28

References 29

Appendix A:Questionnaire 30

Appendix B:Project plan 32

Appendix C:Estimated budget for the whole project 33

Appendix D:Program code 34