The request
“Create a level-one appointment scheduling data flow diagram: a patient requests an appointment, scheduling checks doctor schedules, confirms the chosen slot, updates patient and appointment records, and notifies the patient, doctor and scheduling staff.”
Then tryAdd a cancellation request from the patient.Add an insurance eligibility check before confirmation.
What is in this drawing
Read the decisions behind it.
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Whether to check doctor availability in real time or via a batch process
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How to handle overlapping appointments
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Balancing load among doctors
When you need to represent the high-level data flows in a patient scheduling system, showing interactions between external entities and data stores.
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