Code Room
System designHardsd-p093
Subject Data modelingLevel Senior–Staff~45 minCommon in Databases & SQL interviewsIndustries Technology, Software development

Question

Design an electronic health record (EHR) system for hospitals: store patient records, support clinician access across facilities, and meet strict privacy and audit requirements.

What a strong answer looks like

Clarify scale and constraints first. Propose a clean component breakdown, then go deep on the hard parts — data model, bottlenecks, consistency, failure modes — and name the trade-offs you are making.

Narrate your design
Loading whiteboard…
Run or narrate your approach, then ask the coach.