Web based Dispensary Management System for Army Hospital, Colombo

Abstract

This document contains complete description of the project of Web based Dispensary Management System (DMS) which I prepared for the Sri Lanka Army Hospital. Narahenpita. The scope of this project is to solve existing problems in the Out Door Dispensary. The existing system in the corporation is a manual system which is very hard in handling. Drug stock management and keep records are some of the highlighted areas in problem domain. The major objective of this project is to develop web based Dispensary Management System (DMS) for Sri Lanka Army using PHP, Apache and MySQL software combination and design Dispensary Management System with three security levels such as Level 1 (L1), Level 2 (L2) and Level 3 (L3) using object-oriented methodologies as well as structured methodologies. To provide an important service to the corporation and employee who are motivated and likely to have access through it. The main purpose of developing this system is to minimize the workload of the system users. Remove unnecessary workloads. Producing practically implementable software system with latest technology and complete it with a high standard. Not only that following key objectives were identified to be completed as much as possible;  Drug stock management in each counters accomplish by automated system.  Electronically record drug movement from the input, to the patient issue.  Maintain patient-wise drug history including local purchased drugs.  Minimize drug misuse and other malfunctions will lead to enhance drug availability within the dispensary.  Find certain drug stock within few seconds. Facilitate doctors to inquire certain drug stocks from OPD in future.  Computer aided Local Purchase order (LP Order) report generation.  Support higher management (Officer In-charge) to make accurate decisions with respect to drug stocks as well as at the annual estimate preparations.  Increase liquidity of drug stock within the dispensary flow.  Increase staff user’s responsibility and quality of work through tracking user activities with the system.  Increase the quality of service through proposed computer system.