title: Development of an experimental hospital database system using a relational database management system.
abstract: The development of an integrated database system for the satisfactory support of the information processing requirements of a modern hospital is clearly a major task with many associated problems. A design and implementation procedure for the development of a relational hospital database system based on an experimental relational database management system is presented which should help overcome some of the problems currently encountered. A brief outline of the application and the underlying database management system is given and a standardized procedure for the design of the multilevel database schemata is presented. The associated problems and procedures required for such a development are also examined and a number of theoretical conclusions and claims are tested in a real life application environment.
authors.affiliation: Organization and Data Processing Division, ELKEPA, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pangalos
mesh_terms: D003628:Database Management Systems; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D008131:London; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design