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St Johns University New York

Division of Computer Science, Mathematics and Science

College of Professional Studies

Syllabus

HCI 1021 Dr. OL anderHealthcare Database Management Systems Spring 2008

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DEPARTMENT:Computer Science, Mathematics & Science

COURSE NAME:

Healthcare Database Management Systems

COURSE NUMBER:HCI 1021

COURSE DESCRIPTION: A study of the design of databases used in healthcare: types of database architectures,normalization techniques, file and access techniques, query and update languages, data integrity, use of health record systems, and applications of databases to support the healthcaresystem.

PREREQUISITE:HCI 1001, CUS 1184

CREDITS:3 credit hours

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE:Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:

Explain the advantages of databases, as compared to traditional fileprocessing in the healthcare industryEffectively manage healthcare information using a databaseStructure queries and reports to describe complex relationships betweenfields in healthcare databasesOptimize data structures and tables used to eliminate duplication andunnecessary data entry

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UNITS OF INSTRUCTION:

1. Evolution of Healthcare Databasesa. History of Databases in Healthcareb. Goals of a Database Management System

c. Components of a Database Environmentd. Range of Database Applicationse. Data Independence and Relationshipsf. Logical and Physical Organizationg. Types of Databases

i. Flatii. Hierarchicaliii. Relationaliv. Distributed

2. Development of Healthcare Databases

a. Information Modelingb. Database Development Processc. Planning and Analysis

i. Conceptual Data Modelingd. Designing the Database

i. Logical Database Designii. Specification of Fieldsiii. Physical Database Design

e. Implementation of the Databasef. Database Maintenanceg. Role of UMLS in Healthcare Databasesh. Schema

3. Data Modelinga. Modeling the Rules of the organizationb. Entity Relationship Model

i. E-R Diagramii. E-R Model Notation

c. Modeling Entitiesi. Type versus Instanceii. Strong versus Weak iii. Naming and Defining Entity Types

d. Attributesi. Required versus Optionalii. Simple versus Compositeiii. Single Value versus Multivalued

e. Modeling Relationshipsi. Degree of a Relationshipii. Attribute versus Entityiii. Cardinality Constraints

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iv. Modeling Time Dependent Data

4. Enhanced Entity Relationship Modela. Supertypes and Subtypes

i. Attribute Inheritance

ii. Uses of Supertype and Subtype Relationshipsb. Constraints in Subtype / Supertype Relationshipsi. Specifying Completeness Constraintsii. Specifying Disjointness Constraintsiii. Defining Subtype Discriminatorsiv. Defining Subtype / Supertype Hierarchies

c. Specifying Foreign Keysd. Junction Tables

5. Logical Database Design and the Relational Modela. Relational Data Structure

b. Integrity Constraintsi. Domainii. Entity Integrityiii. Referential Integrityiv. Action Assertions

c. Transforming Enhanced Entity Relationships into Relationsd. Normalization

i. Steps in Normalizationii. Functional Dependencies and Keys

e. First Normal Formi. Abnormalities in 1NF

f. Second Normal Formg. Third Normal Formh. Determinates and Nominalization

6. Physical Database Design and Performancea, Data Volume and Usage Analysisb. Coding and Compression Techniquesc. Controlling Data Integrityd. Physical Files

i. Sequential Filesii. Indexed Filesiii. Hashed Files

e. Designing Controls for Files

7. Data Description Language and Queriesa. Formsb. Applicationsc. Design Strategies

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d. Relational Algebrae. Query Functionsf. Design and Translation Strategiesg. Examples from Healthcare Databasesh. Electronic Health Records

8. Implementation of a Databasea. Defining the Databaseb. Inserting, Updating and Deleting Datac. Internal Schema Definitions in RDBMs

i. Creating Indexesd. Processing Single Tablese. Processing Multiple Tablesf. Transaction Integrity

9. Client / Server Database Environment

a. Client / Server Architecturesb. Partitioning an Applicationc. Role of Mainframed. Role of Middlewaree. Client / Server Issues

10. Web Enabled Healthcare Databasesa. Internet Environmentb. Common Internet Architecture Components

i. Overview XMLii. Server Side Extensionsiii. Web Server Interfacesiv. Web Serversv. Client-Side Extensions

c. Service Oriented Architecture

11. Issues in Healthcare Databasesa. Security

i. Authenticationii. Authorizationiii. Encryption

b. Data Integrityc. Reliability

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METHODS OF INSTRUCTIONLecture, class discussion and computer activities

ASSIGNMENTS

Assignments will consist of homework exercises, supplementary outside readings andcomputer exercises.

GRADINGIt is suggested that 3 one-hour examinations be given during the semester and that thefinal examination be cumulative.

TEXTBOOK: Hoffer, Jeffery A.; Prescott, Mary A.; McFadden, Fred. Modern Database Management,8/E , Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2007.

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