Patient Billing System Abstract

ABSTRACT This project is aimed at developing a "Patient Billing Software System" (PBS) which is important to a hospital for tracking the information and records of the inpatients and outpatients of the hospital. This Project “Patient Billing Software” is a solution to Apollo Hospitals for billing and storing the information about the patient by computerization. So, the information can be available in all the branches of Apollo Hospitals Group. This system can be used to maintain the location(bed number) of each patient either in the ward or the ICU. Information about the patient condition, report results track record and the charges to be paid is also stored. Patient billing system handles all types of billing processes in the long run. This system gives the information about inpatient, outpatient, registration etc. This patient billing system helps in automatic posting of charges pertaining to various services including lab test, food and beverage, bed charges etc. The patient billing system is a flexible solution for efficient billing without manual errors and time consumption. It is capable of handling and recording various payment types such as cash or credit, partial or full payment and dues or defaulters.

ORGANIZATION PROFILE: Apollo Hospitals is a major hospital chain based in Chennai, India. It was founded by Dr Prathap C. Reddy in 1983. Apollo is a private healthcare provider in Asia with hospitals in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ghana, Nigeria, Republic of Mauritius, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait. The Hyderabad hospital, headed by Dr. K. Hari Prasad, (CEO – Central, Apollo Hospitals Group). The group has developed services in telemedicine, after starting a pilot project in 2000 in Dr Prathap C. Reddy's own home village. It is now the largest telemedicine provider in India with 71 centers.
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