Objectives:
- Describe how the analytics needs of health care enterprises are influenced by the size of the organization.
- Describe the role of analytics in reducing the number of preventable readmissions.
- Describe the purpose of reports in health care.
- Describe considerations for gathering report specifications.
Discussion 1 A
How do the analytics needs of health care enterprises vary based on organization size? Describe the four types of projects in project management for examining the analytical needs of a health care organization as outlined in Chapter 17 of the textbook (Project Management Principles for Health Informatics of the textbook).
Discussion 1 B
An acute care hospital is facing challenges related to an increased number of preventable readmissions. Describe the role of analytics in reducing the number of preventable readmissions. Which analytics would be important? How do analytics help to identify patients who are at risk for preventable readmissions?
Resources:
Read “Healthcare Business Intelligence: What Your Strategy Needs” by Horstmeier, located on the Health Catalyst website.
URL:
https://www.healthcatalyst.com/healthcare-business-intelligence-data-warehouse
Read Chapters 22-23, 25, and 28 in Health Informatics: An Interprofessional Approach.
URL:
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Discussion 2 A
What is the importance of understanding the minimal data set needed to achieve the purpose of the report? How do health care organizations determine if reporting needs to be static or ad hoc? What are the challenges if data does not exist in an extractable format?
Discussion 2 B
Describe the requirements for a reporting tool that would facilitate the tracking of a merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS) quality performance in an emergency department environment (e.g., clinical dashboard). In your responses to peers, discuss at a high level how MIPS quality measure performance is determined for one or more quality measures that may be used by an emergency department.
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