Design and development of a web-based application for diabetes patient data management

Area of Science:

• Medical Informatics
• Health Information Systems
• Diabetes Management

Background:

• Traditional paper-based systems for managing diabetes patient information are often inefficient.
• There is a need for a centralized, accessible, and analyzable system for diabetes patient data.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe the development and utility of a web-based database management system for diabetes patients.
• To evaluate the system's effectiveness in data collection, management, analysis, and reporting.

Main Methods:

• Developed a client-server, relational database application using Oracle, ASP, VB Script, and Java Script on the Windows platform.
• Implemented a menu-driven interface for authorized healthcare providers to access, enter, update, and analyze patient data.
• Integrated graphical data representation (bar and pie charts) and an interactive web interface for querying and reporting.

Main Results:

• The system successfully manages records for 500 diabetes patients.
• Alpha and beta testing confirmed the system's usefulness in diagnosis and treatment.
• The system provides continuous patient data in a simple format, facilitating population and comparative analysis.

Conclusions:

• The web-based database management system offers significant advantages over paper-based systems for healthcare providers.
• The system enhances the efficiency of diabetes patient data management and analysis.
• The system supports improved clinical decision-making and healthcare delivery for diabetes patients.