A flow chart should prioritize the most important items.

Center:

$1$

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$$Identify the need for an increase in operation room and CT scan capacity

$2$

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$$Conduct a feasibility study to determine if expansion is viable

$3$

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$$Develop a budget for building or renovating existing space

$4$

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$$Design layout of new or renovated center with increased operating and scanning rooms

$5$

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Acquire necessary equipment and technology

$6$

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Hire additional staff members as needed

$7$

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Create procedures for patient flow, scheduling, billing

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insurance management

$8$

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Implement quality assurance measures to ensure safety standards are met

$9$

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Market services offered at Health Center

$1$

$0$

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Evaluate effectiveness of operations over time

Information System

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HIS

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$1$

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$$Review the existing system.

$2$

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$$Define the data needs of relevant units within the health system.

$3$

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$$Determine the most appropriate and effective data flow.

$4$

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$$Design the data collection and reporting tools.

$5$

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$$Develop the procedures and mechanisms for data processing.

Steps in developing a Health

Information System

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HIS

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$6$

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$$Develop and implement a training programme for data providers and data users.

$7$

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$$Pre

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test, and if necessary, redesign the system for data collection, data flow, data processing and data utilization.

$8$

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$$Monitor and evaluate the system.

$9$

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$$Develop effective data dissemination and feedback mechanisms.

$1$

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$$Enhance the HIS