#1: (Assignment 1) (Due Sunday, Week 1 5 points) (Topic Selection) (Healthcare Systems-II)

Week 1:

Scenario: You will be applying your topic to a current healthcare issue that involves health information systems. Select a current healthcare problem in your community or your organization that needs to be researched and improved. Since you will have to select data that already exists and then project future data collection, it would be wise to find your possible data sets before you begin. Your organization might also need to find ways to address existing trends to improve healthcare delivery. The Berkeley Library site below has many resources for state-specific statistics.

Your one-page paper needs to include the location, the topic, and the population you will be working with.

LOCATION: This week, you will submit a one-page paper in which you select your topic and the location or region, or organization to that you will apply the topic. You may use a healthcare organization that you work at or you may select a local or regional healthcare system. The purpose of choosing an application is to ensure that you analyze a real-life situation and problem and propose a reasonable solution for it. The issue must involve a proposed solution using healthcare informatics and data analysis.

TOPIC: Select a current topic that presents a problem with healthcare delivery that can be improved by using a data analysis process to create quality improvement.

INTRODUCTION: Start describing the reasons that the new data collection process is needed and how it will help the organization deliver on its mission and execute its strategy.