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Volume 6 Number 1 2025
RESEARCH ARTICLE (Open Access)
An Integrated Digitalization Health Platform for University Hospitals: Design, Implementation, and Early Evaluation of a Web-Based Hospital Management System
Usman Ahmed Shehu 1*, Khondaker A. Mamun 1
Data Modeling 6 (1) 1-11 https://doi.org/10.25163/data.6110856
Submitted: 22 August 2025 Revised: 12 October 2025 Accepted: 20 October 2025 Published: 22 October 2025
Abstract
Background: University hospitals remain, somewhat surprisingly, dependent on paper-based recordkeeping in many settings, a practice that slows care delivery and leaves patient histories vulnerable to loss, duplication, and simple misfiling. Given how closely these hospitals are woven into campus life, inefficiencies here carry a disproportionate cost for students and staff alike.
Methods: A three-module, web-based platform — Admin, Doctor, and Patient — was designed and implemented using PHP, JavaScript, and a MySQL database, drawing on architectural lessons from earlier hospital information systems. Each module was scoped to distinct user permissions, with unique patient and doctor identifiers assigned at registration to preserve record integrity, alongside integrated appointment scheduling, digital prescriptions, telehealth calling, and an emergency-response communication channel.
Results: Testing confirmed that the platform automates registration, appointment booking, and prescription access within a single environment, addressing limitations noted in prior systems — including missing mobile compatibility and unreliable patient-record tracking. Role-based access functioned as intended across all three modules, and unique identifiers reliably distinguished patients sharing similar names.
Conclusion: The proposed platform offers a workable, reproducible alternative to manual hospital management for university settings, one that appears to reduce administrative burden while improving record accuracy. Broader deployment and longer-term evaluation would help confirm whether these early gains hold at real operational scale.
Keywords: hospital management system, patient care, hospital administration, appointment management, electronic health records, digital prescription.
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