Case Study: Hospital Databases Management System

In what ways would DBMS help the Hospital? Wellmeadows Hospital serves a verity of clients for medical procedures, and employs a full staff of professional and administrative personnel. Currently the hospital is managed through paper forms, many of which require elements of the same information, so this case study exploring the HDBMS ways, needs, queries and the relationships that exist between the data.

A database management system (DMMS) can help Wellmeadow Hospital and identify the needs to be represented in database in many ways: In defining database requirements for the hospital staff,clients ,setup and processes, the hospital can be better identify its business and examine its strengths and weaknesses , in the effect analysis for the database can become an opportunity to examine and improve the business as a whole. Because a DBMS requires a considerable investment of time and money , the hospital has an opportunity to prioritize its needs, with a phased approach to systems implementation the hospital can focus on identifying (and reengineering if needed) core functions first . The structure of a DBMS forces the hospital to clarify data needs, enforces data consistency, eliminates redundancy, and reduces error. In the time sensitive, privacy focused world of hospital operations, needs the speed and security of a DBMS can literally and figuratively save lives.

 Relevant data
Here are the main categories and subcategories of data Wellmeadows Hospital:

Staff
Medical Director Personnel officer Charge nurses Physicians Auxiliaries Specialists

Patients

Inpatient Outpatient

Words
Beds
Supplies
Surgical Nonsurgical Pharmaceutical

Operations

Appointments Registrations Supply requisitions Staff assignments Employment contracts Budgets

Data Relationships
The Operations section of the data list is a good starting point for defining data relationships that allow existing between the data, that is, how the different sectors interact. Here's a diagram of the main data relationships:

In brief: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Patients make appointments with staff Patients register for a hospital stay in a ward Patients need prescription medication Staff are assigned to wards Wards are responsible for ordering supplies

And here some queries, I think are required: Patient Check In / Check Out. Laboratory / Pathology Automation. Inventory System. Medicine. Patient Record Maintenance. Staff Record Maintenance. Staff Payroll System. Doctor Consultant. Laundry Maintenance System. Emergency Services. Operation Room / ICU Maintenance. In-house Mailing System. Blood Bank Maintenance System. Database of Blood Donors / Blood Group. Billing System. Communication of different Group Hospitals (If Any) Infrastructure Maintenance. Medical Equipment Maintenance.

References
carolemillz (2010) Hospital Management System - Research Papers - Carolemillz. [online] Available at: http://www.oppapers.com/essays/Hospital-Management-System/850874 [Accessed: 24 Jun 2012]. Student.gsu.edu (2008) Exercise 1 | CIS 8040 | Shannon K. Orr. [online] Available at: https://www.student.gsu.edu/~sorr4/CIS8040/Ex1.htm [Accessed: 24 Jun 2012].