RE: Database design.

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Mon, 5 Jun 2006, Larry Seltzer wrote:

> > > No, I think most doctors already have their case notes in some kind of
> database.
>
> Not in America they don't. And certainly not old records.
>
> > > If 60 million people each need 20kb of data on average
>
> How many x-rays and MRI results can you store in 20kb?

My GP doesn't have any xrays or MRI scans of me.
 
> > > And I can't imagine why you'd want to design a system that people needed
> to be trained in order to use.
>
> You'd be surprised at what people need training in. But maybe that's just
> the US.

You'd design it to be like something they were already trained in.

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