Question

Please explain the cons of medical database in hospitals, as well as its meaning and purpose for patients/medical proffesionals.

Answer 1

Healthcare Database:

Now A days Health care industries are not able to do patient care without good health care data base.Database is any collection of data organized for storage, accessibility, and retrieval.

Purpose of Healthcare Databases

·Healthcare databases are used as the foundation for running the many transactional systems flooding the industry.

·Health data base accommodates the creation of a wide range of transactional applications: EHRs, lab systems, financial systems, patient satisfaction systems, patient identification, ADT tracking, administration, billing and payment processing, research, HR, and education

Cons of Databases

1. Lack of adequate computer knowledge by employees
2. Uncooperated employees
3. Lack og equipment
4. There is an overwhelming amount of raw data..
5. Data is siloed. Data siloes are a natural result of the database architecture in which each application has its own database.