Database: Hardware vs. Software Systems

Using a spreadsheet format, create a data set of 10 patients as a master patient log, which includes the following:
Patient Name
Date of Admission
Admitting Diagnosis
Admitting Physician
Date of Discharge
Unique Identification Number
Describe how such a data set would be useful to a health care organization. THEN:
Review and assess the different functions between hardware and software used in health information systems.
THEN BRIEFLY: Discuss the fundamental elements of health information systems and how information might be exchanged between providers and other entities.
Sources should include: Gartee, R (2011). ?Health Information Technology and Management?, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ (text book)

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