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SQL Questions for Healthcare Data

Analysts & BI Engineers

1. Patients
Columns: patient_id, name, age, gender, admission_date, discharge_date
Question: Find the number of patients who have been admitted more than once in the last
year.

SELECT patient_id, COUNT(*) AS admission_count

FROM Patients

WHERE admission_date >= DATE_SUB(CURDATE(), INTERVAL 1 YEAR)

GROUP BY patient_id

HAVING COUNT(*) > 1;

2. Appointments
Columns: appointment_id, patient_id, doctor_id, appointment_date, status
(Completed/Canceled)
Question: Identify the top 5 doctors with the highest number of completed appointments
in the last 6 months.

SELECT doctor_id, COUNT(*) AS total_appointments

FROM Appointments

WHERE status = 'Completed'

AND appointment_date >= DATE_SUB(CURDATE(), INTERVAL 6 MONTH)

GROUP BY doctor_id

ORDER BY total_appointments DESC

LIMIT 5;
3. Medical_Records
Columns: record_id, patient_id, diagnosis_code, diagnosis_description, record_date
Question: Retrieve the most common diagnosis codes used in patient records in the last
year.

SELECT diagnosis_code, COUNT(*) AS occurrence

FROM Medical_Records

WHERE record_date >= DATE_SUB(CURDATE(), INTERVAL 1 YEAR)

GROUP BY diagnosis_code

ORDER BY occurrence DESC

LIMIT 5;

4. Billing
Columns: billing_id, patient_id, department, amount, billing_date, payment_status
(Paid/Pending)
Question: Calculate the total revenue generated by each hospital department in the last
quarter.

SELECT department, SUM(amount) AS total_revenue

FROM Billing

WHERE billing_date >= DATE_SUB(CURDATE(), INTERVAL 3 MONTH)

GROUP BY department

ORDER BY total_revenue DESC;

5. Prescriptions
Columns: prescription_id, patient_id, doctor_id, medication_name, dosage,
prescription_date, diagnosis_code
Question: Find the most prescribed medication for diabetic patients in the last year.

SELECT medication_name, COUNT(*) AS prescription_count

FROM Prescriptions

WHERE diagnosis_code = 'E11' -- Assuming 'E11' is the diagnosis code for diabetes

AND prescription_date >= DATE_SUB(CURDATE(), INTERVAL 1 YEAR)

GROUP BY medication_name

ORDER BY prescription_count DESC

LIMIT 1;

6. Hospital_Admissions
Columns: admission_id, patient_id, admission_date, discharge_date, diagnosis_code,
department
Question: Determine the average length of stay for patients diagnosed with heart disease.

SELECT AVG(DATEDIFF(discharge_date, admission_date)) AS avg_length_of_stay

FROM Hospital_Admissions

WHERE diagnosis_code = 'I10'; -- Assuming 'I10' is the diagnosis code for heart
disease

7. Insurance_Claims
Columns: claim_id, patient_id, insurance_provider, claim_amount, claim_status
(Approved/Rejected), claim_date
Question: Identify the percentage of insurance claims that were rejected in the past 12
months.

SELECT
(COUNT(CASE WHEN claim_status = 'Rejected' THEN 1 END) * 100.0 / COUNT(*)) AS
rejection_rate

FROM Insurance_Claims

WHERE claim_date >= DATE_SUB(CURDATE(), INTERVAL 12 MONTH);

8. Lab_Results
Columns: lab_id, patient_id, test_name, test_result, test_date, reference_range, age_group
Question: Retrieve the average cholesterol levels of patients grouped by age group.

SELECT age_group, AVG(test_result) AS avg_cholesterol

FROM Lab_Results

WHERE test_name = 'Cholesterol'

GROUP BY age_group

ORDER BY age_group;

9. Emergency_Visits
Columns: visit_id, patient_id, arrival_time, discharge_time, reason_for_visit, severity_level
Question: Find the busiest hour of the day for emergency room visits in the last 6 months.

SELECT HOUR(arrival_time) AS busy_hour, COUNT(*) AS visit_count

FROM Emergency_Visits

WHERE arrival_time >= DATE_SUB(CURDATE(), INTERVAL 6 MONTH)

GROUP BY busy_hour

ORDER BY visit_count DESC

LIMIT 1;

10. Doctors
Columns: doctor_id, name, specialization, hospital_id, years_of_experience,
total_patients_treated
Question: List doctors who have treated more than 100 unique patients in the past year.

SELECT doctor_id, COUNT(DISTINCT patient_id) AS unique_patients

FROM Appointments

WHERE appointment_date >= DATE_SUB(CURDATE(), INTERVAL 1 YEAR)

GROUP BY doctor_id

HAVING unique_patients > 100;

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