The study was carried out to verify all the manual processes involved in patient management system and to seek for a way of automating the system for effective operations.
    Since, there is continuous moves towards technological advances that enhanced productivity of labour and free human beings of task done more economically by machines.  Computer applications have become indispensable vital tools in economic, industrial and social development of the advanced countries of the world. Nigeria as a developing country cannot afford to lay too far behind in this kind of revolution.  Therefore there is every need to know in energy discipline the areas which attracts computerization and why they need it.
    In this project, the software engineering principles were applied in the analysis, design, coding testing of software serious attention was also give to the design of the user interface.
    In the development of the software, visual basic programming language was used due to its support for all the features desired.  A brief user’s guide is also provided.  The end result is a software that is very effective and efficient in meeting its objectives and at the same time user friendly.
 

Title page                                    ii
Certification                                 iii
Dedication                                    iv
Acknowledgement                                v
Abstract                                     vi
Table of contents                                viii

CHAPTER ONE
Introduction                                    1
1.1    Theoretical background of the study                1
1.2    Statement of the problem                        4
1.3    Purpose of the study                        5
1.4    Aims and objectives of the study                5
1.5    Significance of the study                        6
1.6    Limitations                                 6
1.7    Definitions of terms                        7

CHAPTER TWO
Literature Review                                8
2.1    General review of database storage and retrieval system    8
2.2    File organization                             12
2.3    Storage media                            15
2.4    Database retrieval techniques                    17

CHAPTER THREE        
Analysis of the existing system                        20
3.1    Fact finding method                        21
3.2    Objectives of the existing system                22
3.3    Input, process and output analysis                22
3.4    Problems of the exiting system                    24
3.5    Database flow diagram                        25
3.6    Justification for New system                    26

CHAPTER FOUR
Design of a New System                            27
4.1    Input specification and design                    27
4.2    Output specification                        28
4.3    File design                                29
4.4    Procedure chart                            30
4.5    System flowchart                            31
4.6    System requirement                        32

CHAPTER FIVE            
Implementation                                33
5.1    Program design                            33
5.2    Program flowchart                            34
5.3    Pseudo code                                37

CHAPTER SIX    
Documentation                                39

CHAPTER SEVEN
Recommendation                                41
Conclusion                                    42
References                                    43