Negash, Daniel Abebe (2011) Design and Implementation of Mobile Based Patient Follow-up System. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Healthcare organizations are required to give prompt services and follow-up for patients. They rely on data and information for every aspect of their delivery. Huge amounts of data are generated in a mostly unstructured paper environment and this leads them to give low quality healthcare service. Today, it is hard to imagine healthcare without Information and Communication Technology (ICT). ICT has a capacity to transform the health industry and the way it manages its data, information and knowledge as well as to revolutionize the way in which clinicians work. Mobile phone usage and communication offers an effective means of bringing healthcare services for developing countries. The penetration of mobile phone networks globally leads several millions of citizens that never had regular access to fixed-line telephone or a computer. Nowadays mobile devices are highly regarded as daily tools for communication and data transfer. This growing ubiquity of mobile phones is a central element in the promise of mobile technologies for health. This project design and implement a Mobile Based Patient Follow-up System using Amharic and English language. It provides continual follow-up for out-patients and prevents them from traveling long distance for follow-up from resource-poor environments. It also creates an opportunity for health professionals and patients to stay in contact. In addition, it can be used as a tool to increase the level of support and information available to patients and health workers. These positive changes can result in reduced hospitalization rates as well as a decrease in the number of days spent in hospital.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Patient Follow-up, Mobile Based Patient Follow-up |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Selom Ghislain |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Sep 2018 12:38 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Sep 2018 12:38 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/5657 |
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