3.1 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
The review of related literature features articles and journals related to the proposed system – computerized Clinic Management System. The following articles show important highlights of the proposed system and gives useful information on how a clinic system work and operate.
3.1.1 UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA CLINIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Clinic management is introduced to optimize clinic's operation. Because of huge changes in management nowadays, management for clinic is important due to the widely spread of technology. This system is proposed for clinic in Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) to manage the clinic's operation efficiently.
The process in developing the system include student's clinic in UTeM. The area consists of the user in clinic which is doctor and clinic assistant. Basically there are no such systems in the clinic. The system use before has caused a lot of problems to the user. Due to that, using manual system seems to be the only solutions in managing the daily works. The system will help out the user in the clinic in managing the work.
Clinic Management System for UTeM is developed for Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM). The system is enhanced from the previous system that has been using in the clinic. Based on the previous system, the patient who comes to the clinic for the first time is registered via the system. The assistant assist the student by key in the data into the system. The patient gets the treatment and data about the treatment is recorded into the system. The system manages the activities in the clinic. It includes medicine registration, generate report and register new disease and category. From the interview carried out, the previous system has cause problems to the user. The clinic stop using the system and choosing manual is the best way to overcome the problem exists.
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