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Preparation
Vila Health plans to use existing data to develop a strategy for improving and ensuring communication and continuity within its growing system. As a member of the health information management department, you have been asked to help by proposing strategies for meeting the data needs of Vila Health.
Complete the Vila Health: Using Data for Decision Making interactive simulation, linked in the Resources. Interview employees in various departments and develop an understanding of their data needs.
Requirements
Write an executive summary explaining the data needs of the organization and proposing strategies for meeting those needs.
Note: Remember that you can submit all—or a portion of—your draft executive summary to Smarthinking for feedback, before you submit the final version for this assessment. If you plan on using this free service, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24–48 hours for receiving feedback.
Document Format and Length
Format your executive summary using APA style.
Use the APA Style Paper Template, linked in the
Required Resources
. An APA Style Paper Tutorial is also provided (linked in the Suggested Resources) to help you in writing and formatting your executive summary. Be sure to include:
A title page and references page. An abstract is not required.
A running head on all pages.
Appropriate section headings.
Your executive summary should be 5–6 pages in length, not including the title page and references page.
Supporting Evidence
Cite at least two sources of credible scholarly or professional evidence to support your executive summary.
Executive Summary
Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Be sure that your executive summary addresses each point, at a minimum. You may also want to read the Using Data for Decision Making Scoring Guide to better understand how each criterion will be assessed.
- Describe the types of internal data available within a health care system.
Consider the data needs of decision makers, such as unit managers, department heads, and hospital administrators.
- Describe the types of external data available within a health care system.
Consider the data needs of decision makers, such as unit managers, department heads, and hospital administrators.
- Propose strategies for accessing and analyzing available data.
Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy.
- Provide a high-level summary of the data needs within the Vila Health system.
The summary should be suitable for leaders and high-level stakeholders.
How would you prioritize those needs?
- Propose strategies for meeting the data needs of Vila Health.
Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy.
- Propose communication strategies for disseminating strategic information to end-users.
What evidence do you have to support your proposed strategies?
- Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting.
Express your main points and conclusions coherently.
Proofread your writing to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your summary.
Required Resources
The following resources are required to complete the assessment.
- Vila Health: Using Data for Decision Making | Transcript.
This multimedia simulation will enable you to query health care providers and other professionals at Vila Health’s main hospital, St. Anthony Medical Center, about their data needs. You will use the information you gather to recommend strategies for meeting the overall data needs of the hospital.
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u02a1 – Using Data for Decision Making
Learner: Monna , Joseph
OVERALL COMMENTS
Mona
Please read my comments on the paper viewer as well. It’s very important to address the key areas of health
care IT and infrastructure.
Your paper is very generalized and not aligning at
all with current trends in health care data collection.
We need to see you discussing EHR data, merit-based
incentive requirements, types of data typical to current health care
organizations.
I need to also see current trends and best
practices in health care data collection and analysis.
Your references were outdated – some as old as 1984. There were little to no in text citations. Cite references
with in the current 5 to 6 years.
RUBRICS
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CRITERIA 1
Describe the types of internal data available within a health care system.
COMPETENCY
Apply data classification and management techniques to decision making as a health care administrator.
NON_PERFORMANCE:
Does not list broad categories of data available within a health care system.
BASIC: Lists broad categories of data available within a health care system.
PROFICIENT: Describes the types of internal data available within a health care system.
DISTINGUISHED:
Describes the types of internal data available within a health care system needed to support high-level
decision making. Identifies areas of uncertainty and information gaps detrimental to effective decision
making.
Comments:
I did not see any categories of actual data discussed. There was not braod description of data analyzed.
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CRITERIA 2
Describe the types of external data available within a health care system.
COMPETENCY
Apply data classification and management techniques to decision making as a health care administrator.
NON_PERFORMANCE:
Does not list broad categories of data available within a health care system.
BASIC: Lists broad categories of data available within a health care system.
PROFICIENT: Describes the types of external data available within a health care system.
DISTINGUISHED:
Describes the types of external data available within a health care system needed to support high-level
decision making. Identifies areas of uncertainty and information gaps detrimental to effective decision
making.
Comments:
You needed to Describe the types of external data available within a health care system needed to
support high-level decision making. Identifies areas of uncertainty and information gaps detrimental to
effective decision making.
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CRITERIA 3
Propose strategies for accessing and analyzing available data.
COMPETENCY
Apply data classification and management techniques to decision making as a health care administrator.
NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not propose strategies for accessing and analyzing available data.
BASIC:
Proposes strategies for accessing and analyzing available data that are insufficient or
impracticable.
PROFICIENT: Proposes strategies for accessing and analyzing available data.
DISTINGUISHED:
Proposes strategies for accessing and analyzing available data. Provides a concise, unbiased
assessment of the advantages and disadvantages inherent in each approach.
Comments:
Strategies were not aligned with current health care trends and did not assess advantages and
disadvantages.
(14%)
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CRITERIA 4
Summarize the data needs within a health care system.
COMPETENCY
Apply data classification and management techniques to decision making as a health care administrator.
NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not summarize the data needs within a health care system.
BASIC:
Provides a superficial summary that overlooks data needs that decision makers must be cognizant of.
PROFICIENT: Summarizes the data needs within a health care system.
DISTINGUISHED:
Summarizes the data needs within a health care system. Provides a concise, accurate summary and
proposes suitable criteria for prioritizing data needs.
Comments:
Very generalized and not very clear as to the summary of data for the organization
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CRITERIA 5
Propose strategies for meeting the data needs of a health care system.
COMPETENCY
Apply data classification and management techniques to decision making as a health care administrator.
NON_PERFORMANCE:
Does not propose strategies for meeting the data needs of a health care system.
BASIC:
Proposes strategies for meeting the data needs of a health care system that are insufficient or
impracticable.
PROFICIENT: Proposes strategies for meeting the data needs of a health care system.
DISTINGUISHED:
Proposes strategies for meeting the data needs of a health care system. Provides a concise, unbiased
assessment of the advantages and disadvantages inherent in each approach.
Comments:
Your strategies were not clear and I could not fully undestand your approaches
I need to see more current trends and best practices from the literature.
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CRITERIA 6
Propose communication strategies for disseminating strategic information to end-users.
COMPETENCY
Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with
applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
NON_PERFORMANCE:
Does not propose communication strategies to disseminate information to end-users.
BASIC:
Proposes communication strategies to disseminate information to end-users that are insufficient or
impracticable.
PROFICIENT:
Proposes communication strategies for disseminating strategic information to end-users.
DISTINGUISHED:
Proposes communication strategies for disseminating strategic information to end-users. Presents
sound evidence to support the contention that the proposed strategies will be effective.
Comments:
I did not see a working strategy that is use for end-user communication
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CRITERIA 7
Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting.
COMPETENCY
Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with
applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
NON_PERFORMANCE:
Does not write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting.
BASIC:
Writing is unclear and disorganized, includes errors in grammar and mechanics that inhibit effective
communication, or contains incorrect or improperly formatted source citations and references.
PROFICIENT: Writes clearly and concisely, using correct grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting.
DISTINGUISHED:
Writes clearly and concisely. Grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting are error-free.
Comments:
Writing was okay but often too general. References were not in APA – use hnanign indent – refer to your
APA examples and sources – use bold center headings.
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