MHA-FPX 506 Decision Making
MHA FPX 506 Decision Making
Complete a Vila Health interactive simulation in which you will interview health care providers and other professionals at Vila Health’s main hospital about their data needs. Then, write an executive summary, 5-6 pages in length, explaining the data needs of the organization and how they can be met.
Introduction
Note: The assessments in this course build upon the work you have completed in the previous assessments. Therefore, complete the assessments in the order in which they are presented.
It is important to understand how data is used to connect with stakeholders and how managers use it to make decisions. Health care organizations must interpret data for their stakeholders to successfully meet their needs. Consider how and why a health care organization operating in a community would need to explain, to stakeholders, the type of patients it treats and the results of its treatments. It is also important to understand how health care organizations use data mining, gathering, and storage systems to support decision making.
This assessment provides an opportunity for you to examine the data needs of a health care organization and determine how they can be met.
Overview and Preparation
Note: Complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.
The following resources are required to complete the assessment:
APA Style Paper Template [DOCX].
Use this template for your executive summary.
Vila Health: Using Data for Decision Making.
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.
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. 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 [DOCX]. An APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX] is also provided 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.
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.
Resources: The Role of Informatics in Health Care
The resources provided here are suggested and provide helpful information about topics relevant to the assessment. You may use other resources of your choice to prepare for this assessment; however, you will need to ensure that they are appropriate, credible, and valid. The MHA Program Library Guide can help direct your research.
The following articles address the increasingly important role of informatics, which may provide useful insight when examining the data needs of an organization:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (2017). Data and program reports. https://www.cms.gov/regulations-and-guidance/legislation/ehrincentiveprograms/dataandreports.html
The Web page provides access to Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentive Program payment and registration data contained in various reports.
Chen, M., Lukyanenko, R., & Tremblay, M. C. (2017). Information quality challenges in shared healthcare decision making. Journal of Data and Information Quality (JDIQ), 9(1), 1–3.
Discusses the challenges for patients in making sense of the enormous volume of health information made available through current information and communications technologies and how the quality of that information affects shared decision-making between patients and providers.
Crawford, M. (2014). Making data smart. Journal of AHIMA, 85(2), 24–27, 28.
Discusses applied informatics and how it can be used to derive useful information from big data, as health care becomes a data-driven industry.
Dinov, I. D. (2016). Methodological challenges and analytic opportunities for modeling and interpreting big healthcare data. GigaScience, 5(1), 1–15.
Discusses the challenges of big data analysis and addresses the need for technology and education in creating valuable knowledge assets from big data.
Hegwer, L. R. (2014). Digging deeper into data. Healthcare Financial Management, 68(2), 80–84.
Discusses the role of data analysts in improving the financial and clinical performance of health care organizations.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 2: Apply data classification and management techniques to decision making as a health care administrator.
Describe the types of internal data available within a health care system.
Describe the types of external data available within a health care system.
Propose strategies for accessing and analyzing available data.
Summarize the data needs within a health care system.
Propose strategies for meeting the data needs of a health care system.
Competency 6: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
Propose communication strategies to disseminate information to end users.
Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting.
Using Data for Decision Making Scoring Guide
CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED
Describe the types of internal data available within a health care system. Does not list broad categories of data available within a health care system. Lists broad categories of data available within a health care system. Describes the types of internal data available within a health care system. 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.
Describe the types of external data available within a health care system. Does not list broad categories of data available within a health care system. Lists broad categories of data available within a health care system. Describes the types of external data available within a health care system. 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.
Propose strategies for accessing and analyzing available data. Does not propose strategies for accessing and analyzing available data. Proposes strategies for accessing and analyzing available data that are insufficient or impracticable. Proposes strategies for accessing and analyzing available data. Proposes strategies for accessing and analyzing available data. Provides a concise, unbiased assessment of the advantages and disadvantages inherent in each approach.
Summarize the data needs within a health care system. Does not summarize the data needs within a health care system. Provides a superficial summary that overlooks data needs that decision makers must be cognizant of. Summarizes the data needs within a health care system. Summarizes the data needs within a health care system. Provides a concise, accurate summary and proposes suitable criteria for prioritizing data needs.
Propose strategies for meeting the data needs of a health care system. Does not propose strategies for meeting the data needs of a health care system. Proposes strategies for meeting the data needs of a health care system that are insufficient or impracticable. Proposes strategies for meeting the data needs of a health care system. 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.
Propose communication strategies for disseminating strategic information to end-users. Does not propose communication strategies to disseminate information to end-users. Proposes communication strategies to disseminate information to end-users that are insufficient or impracticable. Proposes communication strategies for disseminating strategic information to end-users. Proposes communication strategies for disseminating strategic information to end-users. Presents sound evidence to support the contention that the proposed strategies will be effective.
Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting. Does not write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting. 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. Writes clearly and concisely, using correct grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting. Writes clearly and concisely. Grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting are error-free.