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HIM4620 Data Management in Health Information Systems

Unit 1 Discussion

DQ1 Transforming HIM

Vila Health, the focus organization for your course project, is concerned with transforming health information within its facilities. You were invited to a meeting to discuss this transformation. During the meeting, a participant suggested that health information should be treated as an enterprise asset.

Write a post in which you describe how you would support or refute this idea. What information would you contribute to the discussion?

DQ2 Managing Data

The concept of data management is expansive and can involve numerous users, processes, and systems. Health care organizations can have several information systems and various internal and external users with multiple needs.

Write a post in which you explain your priorities in addressing data management issues, given your knowledge of managing data from various systems.

 

HIM4620 Data Management in Health Information Systems

Unit 2 Discussion

DQ1 Data Management Roles

The CIO of Independence Medical Center, a Vila Health hospital, wants to create positions to support its data management and governance plan. You have been asked to spearhead the project and identify three key positions.

Write a post in which you describe each position and explain its relevance to data management. Provide at least one reference and citation in APA format to support your post.

DQ2 Enterprise Architecture

Enterprise architecture is often dependent on the vision, mission, goals, and strategies of an organization. Independence Medical Center's current mission and vision statements follow:

Mission Statement: Independence Medical Center is the premiere choice for customer service excellence, providing health care to the region by combining cutting-edge technology and equipment with evidence-based, patient-focused care.

Vision Statement: A regional medical center that provides compassionate, patient-centered care to all area residents.

Use the Internet to find descriptions of two organizations' enterprise structures or data governance programs. Compare the two, noting the pros and cons of each.

Post rough drafts of updates to the vision and mission statements for Independence Medical Center, incorporating the concept of enterprise information management based on your research.

Cite at least one reference using APA format in your initial post.

 

HIM4620 Data Management in Health Information Systems

Unit 3 Discussion

Financial Impact of Redundant Data

Independence Medical Center, a Vila Health hospital, is trying to improve data management, which would require new departmental procedures to better align data collected in redundancy. You have been asked to address the staff regarding the cost of redundant data and the efficiencies that can be gained by managing redundant data more effectively. Discuss factors you would present in the speech, including the fiscal impact of storing and maintaining redundant data.

Response Guidelines

Read the posts of other learners and respond to at least one. In your response, assume the role of an employee who disagrees with one of the points about the cost of data redundancy made in the speech. In this role, question the writer of the original post about a factor that you do not believe contributes to the cost of maintaining data in redundancy. Explain the reasons for your differences. As the discussion continues, maintain your roles as Independence Medical Center data manager and employee.

 

HIM4620 Data Management in Health Information Systems

Unit 4 Discussion

DQ1 Data Quality

Assuring data quality is a critical element in managing data. You are responsible for assuring that newly cleaned data for Vila Health remains accurate and consistent. The organization uses several tools to support the collection of quality data. One is the pick list, which helps reduce errors by limiting user choices to appropriate data elements.

Write a post in which you discuss the procedures and application controls you can implement to ensure high-quality data for Vila Health. Also, discuss the role that health data standards play in maintaining data quality.

DQ2 Data Formatting

Most organizations implementing new applications find flaws in the data that complicate conversion to the new system. For example, one particular area of challenge specific to data quality is the collection and storage of mailing addresses.

Write a post in which you discuss strategies to collect and store information that will maximize the uniformity in the format of the collected data. Provide examples.

 

HIM4620 Data Management in Health Information Systems

Unit 5 Discussion

Data Mining Application

You attended a meeting with the Vila Health executive staff. During the meeting, the Human Resource Director presented a proposal to purchase and implement a sophisticated data-mining application to identify employees with high-level technical skills.Write a post in which you discuss the pros and cons of using this type of tool. How could it be applied to the use of clinical data?

HIM4620 Data Management in Health Information Systems

Unit 6 Discussion

DQ1 Database Design

A database is an electronic filing system: a collection of data organized for use and retrieval. Database design is the process of creating a model of the database. The model can include several attributes and entities, such as users, logic, physical storage locations, relationships, and other parameters.

Write a post in which you explain at least three ways that database design and data architecture can work together to improve patient satisfaction, lower care costs, or improve patient outcomes. Then identify at least two areas of uncertainty or unanswered questions that you have about database design and data architecture.

DQ2 Architecture and Governance

Vila Health was in the process of converting patient demographic information from an old system to a new system. After checking the system, the managers believed that all requirements were met to retrieve accurate information.

In the days following the launch, a registration clerk attempted to retrieve a patient’s information but could not retrieve correct patient medical record numbers. The new system was immediately shut down and technical personnel had to revert to the old system until the problem was identified. A major concern was that the new system might corrupt other downstream systems that relied on patient demographic information.

It was discovered that the new system allocated seven characters for the medical record number when the actual medical record number was 10 characters long. The architecture model and functional requirements, such as defined field type and length, were not met.

Describe your recommendations for governance standards that might be applied in this case. How would you assure that this kind of problem would not recur?

 

HIM4620 Data Management in Health Information Systems

Unit 7 Discussion

Complexity of Integration

Data integration appears simple in theory but in fact it can be a very complex process, particularly in organizations where sensitive or personal information is used, such as health care. Based on this information, why is data integration important in a data management process? How critical is it to have a comprehensive integration plan, particularly in today’s world of health care? Provide examples to support your thoughts.

 

HIM4620 Data Management in Health Information Systems

Unit 8 Discussion

DQ1 Big Data

Front-end processes refer to patient registration and data collection procedures that take place at the beginning of a patient care visit, generating master patient data. Correcting identity errors later in the data collection process has high technology, labor, and financial costs. What front-end policies should an organization implement to ensure the accuracy of master patient data? How should it implement and monitor the policies? What role should data governance play in front-end processes?

DQ2 Data Sharing

All of Vila Health's lung cancer study data were uploaded, unsecured, onto the Vila Health Web site and were publicly accessible. A reporter found the data, including the phone numbers and addresses of the subjects, and called at least one study participant to get her thoughts on the exposure of her confidential data.

Discuss the impact of this data breach on the organization and the subjects. Also, discuss any legal liability the organization experienced as a result of this breach and data sharing procedures. Finally, discuss what the organization should do to address the incident.

 

HIM4620 Data Management in Health Information Systems

Unit 9 Discussion

Data Mapping

Conduct an Internet search to identify two automated data mapping tools. List the functionalities and benefits of these tools, comparing the functionalities and benefits to the spreadsheet method for data map documentation. Refer to Clinical Data Mapping Process, linked in Resources.

Do you believe Vila Health would benefit from purchasing an automated tool? Provide a rationale and discuss the potential problems a tool can resolve. Also, speculate about the future of data mapping in health care.

 

HIM4620 Data Management in Health Information Systems

Unit 10 Discussion

DQ1 DMGP Executive Summary

Executive summaries are used to interest readers in the contents of a full document; in many cases, the executive summary is the deciding factor in the approval of an entire document.

Write an executive summary for your data management and data governance plan (DMGP), briefly summarizing your plan to familiarize the reader with its contents. It should contain concise information on the organization, problem, alternatives and solutions as well as major conclusions. The executive summary should be a well-written, 1–2 page encapsulation of the most important information in the full DMGP.

DQ2 Course Reflections

Share with the other learners what you have found most informative about the course and how you can apply what you have learned in future endeavors.