Question Details

The purpose of this assignment is to reflect on how technology assists with the management of health care data to improve services and outcomes. This is a reflective paper that is intended to be completed after you have successfully completed Tableau VLAB Activity 3.

In a 750–1,000 word reflective essay, discuss how health information technology assists with the management of health data. Include the following in your essay:

1. Describe the two online databases you worked with in VLab.
2. Describe how you utilized health information technologies, applications, tools, processes, and structures to manage health data.
3. Which specific analytics technologies are utilized most often by health care organizations?
4. Analyze and interpret the data from the Tableau VLab and explain how the data can be used to improve health care services and health-related outcomes and promote wellness among populations?

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

1.3 (MS), 6.3 (MSN): Apply knowledge of health information technology applications, tools, processes, and structures to manage health data.

2.1 (MS), 6.5 (MSN):  Analyze and interpret health-related data for the purposes of improving health care services and health-related outcomes and promoting wellness among populations.

Introduction

This activity will provide students with the opportunity to utilize two different online databases to acquire (also referred to as “mining”) HIM data.

Data mining allows the healthcare industry and systems to use both data and analytics to identify trends, problems and best practices that will both improve care and reduce costs to the facility or organization. It is a process where raw data is used to provide useful information. Using various software programming and any multitude of available databases, data mining allows for the identification of patterns or collections in large batches of data. By drilling down through data related to claims, costs, pharmaceutical, research and development, clinical, patient behavior and electronic health record, data can be analyzed and displayed in a meaningful manner.

Although Tableau is not required for use in this activity, the related “Data Mining and Analysis” for Tableau provides you the opportunity to practice the logical next step; taking raw data and prepping it for analysis and presentation.

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