Problems faced by staff and patients in Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital due to the existing system and how to overcome those problems

Abstract

The current situation in Sri Lanka is facing various difficulties for the patients as well as the hospital staff. In the past, due to the Covid-19 virus situation in the country, the patients, as well as the hospital staff, faced various difficulties. This study is based on the current traditional paper-based system’s problems and solutions for the problems of Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital, the main hospital in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. Due to this current system, the hospital staff, as well as the patients, are suffering greatly during the Covid-19 season and in the face of this fuel shortage. The information for this study was found through a Google form. And the hospital staff as well as the patients have participated in this study. This study cites 7 main problems in the current system. Compared to other countries, Sri Lanka still does not seem to go beyond traditional practices. But the purpose of the researcher is to find a technical solution to solve the problems. This study mainly studies the current funding issues in the Anuradhapura Hospital and possible solutions from an IT perspective. It is an automated web- based software. The software can solve the existing problems in the system. Also, the researcher has provided 12 features that the web-based software should have. Following these, how to solve the existing problems will be found in this study.