PROBLEM DEFINITION

New realities are placing pressures on the healthcare industry, and how patient care is delivered. Rising hospital management costs, an aging population, a shortage of healthcare workers, challenges in accessing services, timely availability of information, issues of safety and quality, and rising consumerism are some of the facts of todays healthcare system. The industry has reached a point of chasm, where they need to decide how services could be delivered more effectively to reduce costs, improve quality, and extend reach. The critical questions facing the industry today include: how can we effectively manage hospitals and provide enhanced services without placing additional burden on a system already pushed to its limits; how can we provide care in a cost-efficient manner at a time when healthcare spending is rising; and how do we most efficiently use our resources and support front-line staff in order to reduce medical errors and enhance quality of care.

FEASIBILITY STUDY

The software to be developed will be: Operational Feasibility Easy to use, so even end users can understand and use it properly. Technical Feasibility Will run even on low end and old computers, no specialized hardware will be needed. Financial Feasibility The software will be developed for free of cost for the Hospital, so computer will not have any financial burden.

STAKE HOLDERS

The stake holders for this project are as follows: The Administrator: He will use the software for monitoring the business The Employees: They will be using it daily for all transactions and record keeping. Developer: To ensure that the software runs correctly.

CURRENT SYSTEM:
New realities are placing pressures on the healthcare industry, and how patient care is delivered. Rising hospital management costs, an aging population, a shortage of healthcare workers, challenges in accessing services, timely availability of information, issues of safety and quality, and rising consumerism are some of the facts of todays healthcare system. The industry has reached a point of chasm, where they need to decide how services could be delivered more effectively to reduce costs, improve quality, and extend reach. The critical questions facing the industry today include: how can we effectively manage hospitals and provide enhanced services without placing additional burden on a system already pushed to its limits; how can we provide care in a cost-efficient manner at a time when healthcare spending is rising; and how do we most efficiently use our resources and support front-line staff in order to reduce medical errors and enhance quality of care.

LIMITATION OF CURRENT SYSTEM:

The Current manual system has many disadvantages: Manual calculations can lead to many errors which can lead to loss in profitability or even losses. It is very difficult to find the required data in a short time, as lots of documents have to be searched. Manually keeping records of all the transactions is very tedious and is very difficult to retrieve the records later when needed due to large amount of records and inability to arrange them properly.

PROPOSED SYSTEM:
Hospital Management System is a revolutionary solution with end-to-end features for simplifying hospital management all at a cost which provides the fastest ROI. Access to the right information and the automation of complex tasks & workflow is the key focus of the HMS, enabling freeing the staff to spend more time on caring for patients and extending the reach of services. A MIS for a hospital would require being very precise and must result in operational cost reduction, process improvement and efficient management. We have developed a HMIS solution which is very accurate in its approach and suits all environments including large, medium or small hospitals. The HMIS is designed to cover a wide range of hospital administration and management processes. It is an integrated client server application. It runs on all standard hardware platforms and can be easily customized to suit the requirements and reflect the priorities of a hospital management team. The HMIS provides the benefits of streamlined operations, enhanced administration and control, improved response to patient care, cost control, and improved profitability. We believe that every hospital is unique in terms of its requirements and priorities. Hence, flexibility has been built into the HMS to allow easy customization. The HMS features unparalleled flexibility & scalability, comprehensive report types, easy customization, intuitive visuals and interactive graphics that simplify complex data, dashboards-supported quality initiatives and comprehensive drill-down capabilities.

ADVANTAGES OF PROPOSED SYSTEM:

Savings Substantial savings in manpower, time and costs through improved productivity. Effectiveness Increased administrative & operational effectiveness and improved communications between the peripheral labs with the central lab. Simplification Improved and simplified work / process flow through automation. Quality Reduced errors and duplication of work. Simplification Improved and simplified work / process flow through automation. Centralization Consolidation of information into a single point. Optimization Empowers better use of existing resources (people, time and money) at the organization. MIS Comprehensive reporting on various customizable parameters. Competitive Advantage Improved customer satisfaction and market position.

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:
These are the minimum hardware requirements. Hard disk : 80 GB. Ram : 512 MB. Processor : Intel Pentium4 or above

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:
These are the minimum software requirements. Technologies : Visual Basic 6.0. Database : MS Access. Operating system : Windows XP or above.