MediCord: A Web-Based Health Record Management System

Abstract

Information technology (IT) is vital in managing data for effective and timely decision-making. IT also allows the sharing of data and information more securely and efficiently. Since the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a significant impact on the way people perform tasks and processes in the "new normal," IT solutions have become key to continuing performing and administering different tasks and activities. Information technology applications ensure the safety of every individual in a community through an electronic process that replaces the manual activities of recording and sharing data. This study aimed to design and develop an information technology-based application called MediCord: A Web-Based Health Record Management System. Developmental research was utilized in this study. MediCord has been developed for a health center in one of the municipalities in Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Results showed that proponents successfully designed and developed the system by following the software development life cycle (SDLC) stages. Furthermore, following the SDLC has allowed the proponents to develop several diagrams that have served as vital tools for project construction. Proponents suggested that after the design and development of the system, the remaining stages of SDLC be conducted, and the actual assessment of the project be based on industry-accepted and widely used appropriate standards. This opens opportunities for future studies as a result of the current project.