Problem Statement: There are several problems related to healthcare, which we want to solve creating a website. The problems are- • Patient lose their prescription • Most of the patients can’t read Doctor’s handwriting. So it becomes a problem to know the name of the medicine and the dosage by reading the prescription. • Patient often hide their past medical history to doctors and at blood donation camps • Many pharmacies sell generic medicines at higher cost. • Sometimes patients remain unaware of the expiry date of the medicine and foul pharmacist sell expired medicines for profits. • After being well, people often keep remaining medicines at their home and let them expire rather than donating them to nearby medicine banks. Proposed Solution To solve the above mentioned problems we are creating a website, that will- • Connect the patients, doctors and pharmacies. • Keep count of the medicines of the pharmacies and their prices (given by the pharmacist). • Keep medical history of patients and name of the doctor they visited and the prescriptions. • Make the patient aware of the batch number, expiry date and manufacturer. • Compare prices of the prescribed medicines at the nearby pharmacies. • Give option to take away from the selected pharmacy or home delivery(specially for senior citizens). • Send notification to the patient and the doctor if pharmacist gives any substitute medicine. • Update the batch number and expiry date if the patient buys same medicine next time. • Send notification asking the patient if he/she is totally fit if they stop buying new medicine and if they say yes, it will update in the website. • Send notification to patient if they have extra medicine lying around to donate that to nearby medicine bank. • Send prescriptions and medicine bills via messages, so that rural people who don’t have access to internet also get notified what medicines they are getting.
Terminologies Used • Prescription Management: Managing and storing patient prescriptions, doctor information, and prescribed medications. • Pharmacy Inventory Management: Keeping track of available medicines, their quantities, prices, and batch numbers at pharmacies. • Medication Information: Displaying details about medicines, including their names, dosages, manufacturers, batch numbers, and expiry dates. • Patient Medical History: Storing and maintaining records of patients' past medical visits, treatments, and prescribed medications. • Medication Substitution: Notifying patients and doctors about potential substitutes for prescribed medicines. • Price Comparison: Comparing medication prices across different pharmacies to help patients find the best deals. • Medication Expiry Alerts: Sending notifications to patients about upcoming expiry dates of their medications. • Medicine Donation: Encouraging patients to donate unused or excess medications to nearby medicine banks. • E-Health Services: Offering healthcare-related services online, such as accessing medical records, prescriptions, and medication information. • Telemedicine: Providing medical consultations and advice remotely through the website. • Notification System: Sending automated alerts, messages, and reminders to patients, doctors, and pharmacies. • E-Commerce Platform: Allowing users to purchase medicines online, compare prices, and choose delivery options. • Patient Engagement: Involving patients in their healthcare by providing information, reminders, and options to manage their medications. • Health Data Privacy and Security: Ensuring the confidentiality and protection of patient medical records and personal information. • User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) Design: Designing the website's interface and user interactions to be intuitive and user-friendly. • Home Delivery: Offering the option for medicines to be delivered to the patient's home, especially for senior citizens. • Batch Number Tracking: Keeping track of unique identifiers for batches of medicines to ensure quality control. • Mobile Notifications: Sending alerts and updates to users' mobile devices via text messages. • Medicine Bank: Establishing a location or system where unused medicines can be donated and redistributed to those in needs. • Healthcare Interoperability: Ensuring seamless communication and data exchange between patients, doctors, and pharmacies.
What is unique about proposed solution? The proposed solution is unique because- • It will make easier to doctors to study the medical history of the patient • It will help the patient to buy medicines at cheaper prices. • It will make aware the patient about the medicine, their dosage and expiry date. • If any patient dies due to wrong medication, it’ll be easier to investigation. • It will increase availability of medicine to poor people as it will remind patients to share their unused medicines to nearby medicine banks. • Pharmacists will think twice before selling any expired medicine or substitute medicine for their own profit. Future possible enhancements We can make some future enhancements like: • Creating a mobile app • Creating a toll-free number for senior citizens (who don’t know much about internet and web-browsing) and rural people (who don’t have access to internet).
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