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Performance evaluation of hospital relational database systems.
Medical Informatics = Medecine Et Informatique
|April 1, 1987
Summary
This study evaluates relational hospital database systems, finding their performance acceptable for integrated hospital information systems, though further improvements are needed for operational viability.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Database Systems
- Information Management
Background:
- Hospital database systems are critical for operational efficiency.
- Evaluating new user-friendly relational database systems is essential.
- Assessing performance is key to their utility in healthcare.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the performance of relational hospital database systems.
- To compare these systems with potential alternatives.
- To determine their viability for integrated hospital information systems.
Main Methods:
- Performance evaluation of relational database systems.
- Comparison with alternative database solutions.
- Analysis of resource requirements based on query complexity.
Main Results:
- Experimental data on computer resource utilization.
- Demonstrated relationship between query complexity and processing time/resources.
- Assessment of user convenience versus performance cost.
Conclusions:
- Relational hospital database systems show acceptable performance characteristics.
- These systems can potentially form the basis for integrated hospital information systems.
- Further enhancements are required to optimize performance and ensure full operational viability.