Examination of the types of database systems that are available and how health care facilities utilize these different types of databases is the topic of this report. Giving more detail on the different types of architecture of databases and data structure will follow. Defining Health Care Database Systems A computerized clinical database consists of clinical data for storing, retrieving, analyzing, and reporting of information (McCartney, 2012). The data in these databases help in managing care plans, research projects, and creating reports for the different departments within a health care facility. The first type of database that a health care facility may use is Operational database. This database consists of data on …show more content…
UNIX systems use to use flat files for storing data. Word processors and spreadsheet software can create flat files. Health Care facilities might use this type of data file for posting employee phone lists. Hierarchical database have data in a tree like structure with a parent to child relationship (one-to-many). The parent could have many children but the children have only one parent. All the attributes of the data is in a list under one entity type. A relational database is a database that consists of a collection of tables with columns showing entities, and rows showing data. This type of database uses a primary key and foreign key. The foreign key in another table will point to the primary key of a table, and this is how tables can relate to each other. This permits for one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many relationship between the data. An advantage of relational databases includes the ease of adding or modifying new tables and entities without needing to change the structure of the database already in place. Relational database have many features, including indexing, setting data type, and setting validation tests, all these help to ensure data integrity. Conclusion The information about the different types of databases that are available helps to explain the type of health care facilities use. The presentation of details on the architecture of databases and how they differ was the main topic of this
After decades of paper based medical records, a new type of record keeping has surfaced - the Electronic Health Record (EHR). EHR is an electronic or digital format concept of an individual’s past and present medical history. It is the principle storage place for data and information about the health care services provided to an individual patient. It is maintained by a provider over time and capable of being shared across different healthcare settings by network-connected information systems. Such records may include key administrative and clinical data relevant to that persons care under a particular provider. Examples of such records may include: demographics, physician notes, problems or injuries, medications and allergies, vital
Grand Hospital was an early proponent of incorporating a health care information system (HIS) at its facility. Computerized clinical data may be stored in aging systems used in proprietary formats which may be difficult for other systems to access. The use of proprietary programs may lock customers into using only specific information systems. Grand Hospital’s HIS is a proprietary system that may not to be able to interact with other programs.
It is important to understand the history of how the healthcare industry decided to embrace the use of computer databases. Typically healthcare was often the last to employ new technology; especially when it came to assembling and disseminating data. As a Director of HIM (Health Information Management) it would be beneficial to remember this as there will undoubtedly be some resistance when attempting to implement new and improved systems to track everything from patient outcomes and laboratory tests to prescriptions and medications.
Health care providers as well as nurses must keep track of all pertinent patient information and failure to do so leads to detrimental effect on the patient's life. CIS clinical information systems are "large, computerized database management systems that support several types of activities that include physician order entry, result retrieval, documentation and decision support". CIS is intended to replace medical records department of a hospital or any other medical institution. Physicians and clinicians can safely and quickly access information, order medication and treatments and implement appropriate care. CIS will hopefully improve productivity, increase quality care and reduce costs across the organization.
There are many types of data collected, such as, Demographic, financial, socioeconomic, and clinical data are collected from patients so that the healthcare providers of services to the patient are able to assess the history of whatever disease the patients is suffering from and how is to be treated. Data collection in the facility is well organized in a way that promotes shared assessment, treatment and communication. Nurses and front row staffs collects raw data’s from the patient, and. The Heath Information Manager and team are the facility are responsible in analyzing and presenting the data collected in a meaning and easily understandable way to served the specific purposes for which it was collected. Examples of such data are, patient’s name, height, weight, gender, allergies, and third party
Many health care facilities are already starting to use an electronic health record in some of their departments. An electronic health record is a system that allows health care employees to input patient information into a computer system and saves that information into a database for the facility. The information that is being stored directly into the computer system is patients’ personal information (name, date of birth, address, emergency contact information, insurance information, and primary care physician and/or admitting physician), medical history, allergies, current medications, nurses and doctors’ notes, and other information that may pertain to the reason for the visit. Radiology and lab results are also saved into the electronic health record. Even though some health care facilities use a computer system to save some information, there may also be paper work that is also being used. This paper work is scanned into the facilities database so that it can also be saved and viewed if necessary.
There are two common types of databases used in healthcare, relational and object- oriented database. The relational database stores data in predefined tables and the
The organization is using traditional ways of storing business information that is in papers and registers. The information is growing exponentially and tracking the patient’s information is time consuming. To improve business and to effectively streamline the business hospital needed a database.
The scope of this document is to provide a design for relational database model for clinical group of 25 physicians and 1000 patients. All 25 physicians within the Horizon Medical Center will employ the EHR operated on NoSQL to offer optimal care for 1000 patients.
These records make up part of the hospital’s information system. Said information systems must be readily accessible and will include all necessary information including, human resources, financial information, and most importantly medical records. By updating a patient’s record and making it readily available to all health care providers, the information system allows a flow of information from one department to the other; without risking the loss of paper notes on the way (Pozgar 2007).
A Hospital Information System (HIS) would be beneficial for Patton-Fuller Community Hospital (PFCH) and a way to integrate telecommunication. Hospital Information System is a computer system that manages all the information needed for health care providers so they can give quality care to patients. The article “Hospital Information System (HIS)” explains, “Modern HIS includes many applications addressing the needs of various departments in a hospital. They manage the data related to the clinic, finance department, laboratory, nursing, pharmacy and also the radiology and pathology departments” (2014). HIS has advanced since it was first
The type of database I will use will be relational database. This database will be good to use because that data should be stored in a way that allowed users to query and analyze data without having to restructure it. Relational databases can be used to track patient care in the form of treatments, outcomes of those treatments. With registering a patient information
Generally, readers are advised to analyze the current situation of A-Great-Hospital(AGH). This hospital requires the information system to manage the records of their patients, medical stocks, and all staffs. The information system (IS) is a system which consists of a database that used to store the information of an organization for the analysis of the business conditions. It is used
Health information management involves the practice of maintaining and taking care of health records in hospitals, health insurance companies and other health institutions, by the use of electronic means (McWay 176). Storage of medical information is carried out by health information management and HIT professionals using information systems that suit the needs of these institutions. This paper answers four major questions concerning health information systems.
Inevitably, health information systems (HIS) affect both patient care and documentation. Consider the following scenario. A patient with hypertension schedules routine appointments with his primary care physician. At every appointment, the nurse documents the blood pressure reading along with the most updated list of medications that the patient is currently taking. After