CHAPTER 1- BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM

1.1 Introduction
The health center is an organization that is responsible for providing health medication
and treatment for all types of peoples. Surely, every day there are people that need to use the
health center services. But how can health center provide faster and efficient services if they are
still using the traditional method on their daily operation? The traditional method means the
customers need to fill in their detail in registration form manually and the information will only
keep in files. After the registration, the files will be placed in the rack and this will cause
problems like taking a long time to retrieve the information, make mistakes during writing or
misplaced the files. And experiencing data redundancy. As a result, one system called health
center Monitoring System with Notification using GSM Modem will be developed to resolve all
the current problems at the health center. Health center Monitoring System with Notification
using GSM Modem is specially designed to let the health center staff has high-efficiency
monitoring tools, computerized and systematic patients record, and detail of treatment records.
This system also provides an appointment feature, this new system will replace the current
system that is used in the health center and surely this system will improve the services and make
their daily operation running smoothly.

1.2 Project Context

Barangay Kasanyangan Health center Monitoring System is developed to improve the
monitoring and automates the workflow that happens in the Health Care center. This system is
considering all the Activities in the Health center. The patient will make registration first. If the
patient never registered before, patient Information collected and stored in the database.
However, if it is an existing patient the Patient data is search-using IC (identification card) no.
This will improve the record of the patient and save time during the registration. At this time, the
patient is assigned to the Doctor once the patient gets the treatment, the doctor will send the
report including the Medicine name. The staff/nurse will view the report and complete the
patient record.

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1.3 Purpose and Description

A) To computerized and centralized all the information in order to reduce the time in
retrieving all the data and information.

B) To promote Eco-friendly software that will reduce the usage of paper.

C) To facilitate patients, so that we can notify the patients using SMS notification so
they can be on time for their appointment.

1.4 Scope and limitation of the study

A) This system will replace the old system that is currently used in the most health center in
the Philippines.

B) This environment of this system is based on the Java programming language.

C) This system will divide into three users, which are for the health center staff/nurse,
doctors, and administrator. Each of these users has their own permitted area in order to
access this system.
D) The limitation might be in this system is the user cannot make the appointment by online.

1.5 Definition of terms

Technical words used in the paper that are used in a specialized Sense should be included in the
definitions section. List each term separately and define it. Include citations if you are quoting
or paraphrasing someone’s definition of a term. Do not include terms that are not used in your
paper.

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