Prototyping an Online Patient Registration Based on a Smartphone App at the Malang Primary Health Care
Abstract
Currently, the patient registration system at the Primary Health Care (PHC) in Malang City still uses a manual registration system with various existing problems, like the emergence of queues and patients jostling in the waiting room, so it takes longer for health services. This study aimed to design a prototype application for online patient registration at the Malang City Health Center. The method used is Research and Development Prototyping. The manufacturing stages start from (1) the identification of basic needs, (2) developing a working prototype, (3) using a prototype (trial), and (4) revising and improving the prototype. The instrument used in this study was an interview guide conducted with two Heads of PHC (Dinoyo and Rampal Celaket) and nine Registration Officers at two Health Centers to determine the need for designing a prototype online registration application. Observations were made regarding the existing IT systems (Hardware and Software) in both PHC, the facilities and infrastructure that support IT systems (rooms, internet networks, etc.) and the documents supporting the processes. The results of this prototype design were in the form of a list of functional and non-functional requirements, business process flow diagrams, data flow diagrams, Entity Relationship Diagrams, and Interface Design, including programming language and user interface. Based on the results of the online patient registration prototype design, it enters the initial stage of using a system design that is by user needs but has yet to reach the implementation stage. However, this prototype can be used as a reference in developing an integrated online registration system with existing information systems at the PHC.
Keywords: Prototype, Online Registration, Smartphone, Primary Health Care, Patient
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