Abstract / Excerpt:

The rapid increase of population here in the Philippines is a growing concern of every medical institution. As population grows, the number of patients in ailments, diseases or sickness is rapidly spreading such that it should be addressed immediately. Hospitals are the primary infrastructures that carry the responsibility of life and health. Aside from hospitals, there are also medical institutions like health centers that operate on a particular community. The development of a free and open source electronic recording system, hereinafter referred to as CHITS, is a useful tool in maintaining the medical records in a community. This system is already being implemented on selected barangay health centers here in the Philippines that confirm the benefits of the system in a community.

By utilizing this Open Source technology, the proponents centered its study on the application of this system for health workers by developing an Android based implementation of the system which caters to the demands of a local barangay health worker. Android, as an Open Source Operating System, is also an emerging technology. Furthermore, this study utilized the added value of merging the Open Source Health Care Application and the mobility that is provided by Android by distributing its benefits to a larger community and expands its domain of beneficiaries.

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Source Institution	Ateneo de Davao University
Unit	Computer Studies
Authors	Aljohn Mangahas, Roi Dumandan, Jonathan Te
Page Count	15
Place of Publication	Davao City
Original Publication Date	March 1, 2012
Tags	Android-Based, Community, Computer Studies, Health Information, Tracking System

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