The Importance of Using Database Management Systems in Hospitals

Abstract

The main function of a Database Management System (DBMS) is to store and secure personal and corporate data. In the modern era every area of business needs a DBMS to manage its data, and so do hospitals. Whether the organisation is a hospital, private health centre, clinic or office, it needs effective health management. Medical records must have all of its patients’ medical histories, and even all information about the hospital’s departments, doctors and other staff. Hospital database systems not only record and keep track of detailed personal communications and medical histories, they also create current accounts and are used in cost and personnel management, organising appointments, arranging patient admissions and hospitalization. This article mainly tries to explain how necessary a database is for any kind of hospital, the benefits it brings and how it should be used. It also examines the current record of the “N Kay Medical” hospital in Khachmaz, Azerbaijan and the creation of a database system for the hospital to help hospital staff and those who handle the hospital’s data to perform their work more effectively and efficiently.