The purpose of this assignment is to describe the considerations for gathering report specifications. In a 500-700 word essay, address the following:
- Describe the purpose of reports in health care.
- What are the benefits of generating reports from gathered data? Provide an example of how report data are used in a health care setting.
- Describe how incomplete clinical documentation, disparate electronic records, and inconsistent policy affects data acquisition.
- Describe factors that can influence how often data should be collected.
- Assess the information needed to perform a workflow study tied to wait times in an emergency department. Include the relevant data that would need to be acquired in order to evaluate wait times.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:
MS Health Care Informatics
2.2 Assess the information needs of end users in order to assist in the acquisition of relevant data.
MS Nursing – Health Informatics
6.6: Assess the information needs of end users in order to assist in the acquisition of relevant data.
Other Resources:
Read Chapter 36 in Health Informatics: An Interprofessional Approach.
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Read “Module 9. Preparing and Presenting Performance Data” of the Practice Facilitation Handbook, located on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) website.
URL:https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/system/pfhandbook/mod9.html
Read “How the Integrated Epic EHR/PM System Handles Reporting,”by Johnson (2014), located on the EHR Intelligence website.
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https://ehrintelligence.com/news/how-the-integrated-epic-ehrpm-system-handles-reporting
Read “Medical Team Evaluation: Effect on Emergency Department Waiting Time and Length of Stay,” by Lauks, J., Mramor, B., Baumgartl, K., Maier, H., Nickel, C. H., & Bingisser, R. from Public Library of Science (2016).
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