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Online Data Collection System

Background

  • Client provides an online data collection system for use by patients and providers that are scheduled for an operation or medical procedure in the near future.
  • Main pain areas were to create a secure, user-friendly portal with little to no learning curve making the overall preoperative experience as efficient and convenient as possible for both patient and provider. In addition, there needed to be a multi layered user access system for the administrator to grant specific user rights. The overall application must adhere to current HIPAA standards and protocols.

Scope

  • Build from the ground up a database website with flexible, modular architecture that is SEO friendly.
  • Application to contain a series of questions related to the patient’s health, family history, previous and current diagnosis, medications and demographics.
  • Provide the ability to control user access rights to the site, run specific reports, and search patient directory.

Technology

  • Utilized PHP/MYSQL on Linux with Apache.
  • MVC framework designed to provide better separation of different layers.
  • Fully object oriented code with PHP5.

Solution

  • 100% HIPAA compliant portal with 14 data entry screens for patients containing more than 200 questions and sub-questions and with conditional branching.
  • Created a more user friendly and flexible system making it easier to for patients to enter their information thereby saving times of hospital staff.
  • Automated generation of PDF forms from the data entered by patients.
  • Patient database management and modification, access to information anytime anywhere.