Team Case Study Database Design (answered)

Team Case Study Database Design (answered)




Team Case Study: Database Design

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, Team Case Study Database Design (answered)
DATABASE DESIGN

Primary Keys and Attributes

The primary keys will include, Doctor’s ID, Patients ID, and procedures ID, and Appointment

ID.


Data types for each entity

Patients entity – patients first and last names, name of kin, date of birth, postal address, social

security number, sex, contact number.

Doctor entity – Name of doctor, doctor work ID, area of speciality.

Appointment entity – Appointment, name of doctor ID, patient ID, Date, Time.

Medical Procedure entity – Medical procedure ID, Order Number, Patient ID, doctor ID,

Treatment ID

Treatment entity – Treatment ID, Fee, type of treatment


Entity relationships explained

The patient can have many doctors representing a many to many to one relationship. The doctor

can order several tests representing a one to many relationship. One doctor performs a single

procedure per patient making it a one to one relationship.




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