DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MEDICAL LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY OF IMO STATE POLYTECHNIC MEDICAL CENTER)

ABSTRACT Implementing the medical laboratory information system is often difficult due to the disruption of highly coordinated, interdependent processes (e.g.) information exchange, communications, relationships, of providing care in hospitals. Thus, this system creates and maintains all patient data electronically. The system captures patient data, such as patient complaints, lab orders, medications, diagnoses, and procedures, at its source at the time of entry using a graphical user interface having touch screens. My motivation for carrying out this project work is due to perceived problem associated with the manual process of laboratory information system which are complexities of the charging and billing processes that increase the potential for errors at all steps between service delivery and final payment. The system is effective, flexible, user-friendly and developed to deliver realistic benefits to hospitals. In developing the proposed software, the waterfall model by Lan Summerville was used. The researcher used the waterfalls method. It is a system development model designed to simplify the understanding of the complexity associated with developing systems. This system model would help to create, design and maintain the proposed system because it summarizes the main steps to be taken in conjunction with the corresponding deliverables within computerized system validation framework. Medical laboratory software would manage patient laboratory and collections for the medical industry. Hospitals and clinics would use these applications to centralize and automate essential business processes including: accounts receivable, payment processing, patient data sharing, document, management, electronic claims, collections and financial reporting. This software would typically allow for the tracking of patient demographics, background data and insurance information.