In creating the proposed system, the Immaculate Heart of Mary hospital will use the system will be competitive in other hospitals in the field of I.T. The medical staff will be educated about computers and at the same time it will lessen their work. Background of the Study According to the brochure given by the hospital, since its founding in 2001-2002, the Immaculate Heart of Mary is one of the hospitals that has quality healthcare in Catanduanes and nearby provinces. Immaculate Heart of Mary hospital has 125-bed, strategically located in Rafael ST. Rawis Virac, Catanduanes. One of the very few tertiary hospitals in the region, it has continuously provided the community with medical care and valuable diagnostic services at affordable costs. Conceived by a handful of trained medical specialists and with the financial backing of Founder and President Mr. Nilo V. Segismundo and his wife Edna C. Segismundo, the hospital was established out of a common desire to provide the community with quality health care. Immaculate Heart of Mary hospital provides the following services: Clinical services such as medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, dentistry, anesthesia, radiology, clinical laboratory, and community health. Services like medical records management, procurement, personnel and security are under administration. Central stores, domestic hygiene, maintenance and repair fall under support services. On average the hospital handles about 200 patients / clients per day. Out of the services provided, and the load of work handled per day, a lot of records are generated manually. For example the clinical writer keeps a register, the laboratory keeps another, the wards and theatre also keep theirs. Medical follow up charts are also produced and kept. This registration at different levels usually leads to duplication.
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Various reports are generated periodically for use at different levels of management. The hospital is required to make monthly...