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Hospital Management System
Introduction
 Parkside Hospital
 Hospital Management System
• Patient details and registration
• Consultations
• Resource allocation
• Pharmaceuticals management
• Billing and payments
• User interface conforming to usability guidelines
• Database with audio/visual and past consultations
• Future extensions (web, remote a/v consulting, etc)‏
• Management reports, security levels, accounting, etc.
Project Description
 Scope
• Patient registration
• Appointments scheduling
• Billing and payments (cash, CC, insurance)‏
• Security of the whole system
• Pharmaceutical drugs/equipment
• Staff management (work roster, availability, scheduling, etc)‏
• Management functions (report generation, accounting, etc)‏
• System administration
• Resource allocation (booking rooms, operating theatres, etc)‏
• Comprehensive database
• Web interface (proposed for future)‏
 Assumptions
• Patient provides CC/insurance details when registering
• Appointments can be cancelled 24 hours in advance without penalty
• Patient medical history can be viewed by concerned doctors at the hospital with approval of the patient
• Hospital is covered by insurance policy
• Staff are assigned roles to interact with the system
• Staff have basic computer operating skills