Design and Evaluation of Web-Based Information Systems for the Medical Laboratory

Hiranya Sritart; Tanachawan Phudin; Prasong Tosranon; Somchat  Taertulakarn

doi:10.3991/ijoe.v19i03.36505

Authors

Hiranya Sritart Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasat University,
Tanachawan Phudin King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand
Prasong Tosranon King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand
Somchat Taertulakarn Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v19i03.36505

Keywords:

medical laboratory, web-based application, web-based information system

Abstract

In the medical laboratory, equipment and material management is well real-ized as one of the high-priority tasks in handling of information about the periodic quality inspection and maintenance of test equipment and other in-strument monitoring in the laboratory. Lack of managing and neglecting the equipment can result into malfunction that ends up costing more time and resources. This paper proposed a designed web-based information system in order to address the issues of managing the expensive medical equipment (ME) and various consumable medical materials (CMM) in the laboratories. In regard to data administration improvement of medical laboratories' day-to-day operations, the objective of this study is to design to complete the func-tionality and evaluate the information system based on the user specifica-tion. More than 200 initiate materials list and 50 medical equipment records were collected and transferred into the system. Three independent laborato-ries utilized the developed ME/CMM information system to evaluate its per-formance compared to the traditional system. The t-test statistical analysis was used to assess feedback surveys. The finding shows that the system pro-vides users convenience and effectiveness in handling ME and CMM; thus, our system significantly reduces the workload of staffs and inefficient costs.

Author Biographies

Hiranya Sritart, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasat University,

Hiranya Sritart is an assistant professor of Medical Technology Department, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasat University, 99 Moo 18 Paholyothin Road, Klong Nueng, Klong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand. She received her doctoral degree in Information and Communication Technologies in 2020 from Asian Institute of Technology and her master’s degree in biomedical engineering from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. Her key research interests are ICTs application and technology in Healthcare, Assistive Technology, E-Health, and Geographic Information System in Healthcare and Public Health. She is a member of Thai Biomedical Engineering Research Societies and works as a publication reviewer of the journals such as International Journal of Applied Biomedical Engineering (IJABME), International Journal of Geo-Information (IJGI), and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH).

Tanachawan Phudin, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand

Tanachawan Phudin is a master degree candidate in Medical Instrumentation program at King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok. 1518 Pracharat 1 Road, Wongsawang, Bangsue, Bangkok 10800 Thailand. She received her bachelor’s degree in industrial physics and Medical Instrumentation from King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand in 2016. Her main research interests are web-based applications and healthcare systems.

Prasong Tosranon, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand

Prasong Tosranon is an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial Physics and Medical Instrumentation, Faculty of Applied Science, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, 1518 Pracharat 1 Road, Wongsawang, Bangsue, Bangkok 10800 Thailand. He received a doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang in 2012. His research interests are medical imaging, medical and biomedical image processing, 3D image processing, and differential geometry.

Somchat Taertulakarn , Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand

Somchat Taertulakarn is an associate professor of Medical Technology Department, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasat University, 99 Moo 18 Paholyothin Road, Klong Nueng, Klong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand. He is a board member of Thai Biomedical Engineering Research Societies, and editor of International Journal of Applied Biomedical Engineering (IJABME). His main research interest are Biomedical Instrumentation, Healthcare System and Analysis, Biosensor, Medical standardization, Biomedical Imaging etc.