Group-5-Capstone-Project-MedFlow/MedFLow

A web-based patient triage and queue management system for improving healthcare service delivery in Nigerian public hospitals using University of Benin Teaching Hospital as our case study. MedFlow Intelligent Digital Patient Triage & Queue Management System Overview MedFlow is a digital healthcare platform that improves patient flow in hospitals by replacing traditional first-come-first-served queue systems with intelligent patient prioritization based on clinical urgency. Patients complete a structured symptom assessment before or during their hospital visit. Healthcare workers receive a prioritized queue based on Emergency, Urgent and Routine classifications. Case Study University of Benin Teaching Hospital Benin City Edo State Nigeria Features Digital Patient Registration Appointment Booking Symptom Assessment Clinical Decision Support Emergency Detection Queue Management Hospital Dashboard Analytics Patient Notifications QR Code Check-in Technology Stack Frontend React.js Tailwind CSS TypeScript Backend Node.js Express.js Database PostgreSQL Authentication JWT Deployment Docker NGINX AWS System Architecture +---------------------------+ | Web Browser | |---------------------------| | Patient Portal | | Hospital Portal | +------------+--------------+ | | HTTPS / REST API | ▼ +------------------------------------+ | Backend Application | |------------------------------------| | Authentication (JWT) | | Patient Management | | Appointment Management | | Queue Management | | Triage Decision Engine | | Notification Service | | Analytics Engine | +----------------+-------------------+ | | SQL Queries | ▼ +-------------------------------------+ | PostgreSQL Database | |-------------------------------------| | Users | | Patients | | Appointments | | Symptoms | | Triage Questions | | Triage Responses | | Risk Assessment …