28 Sep Data quality can be affected during any part of the data management process used to generate, store, and transmit health information.

HIM4620 Data Management in Health Information Systems

Unit 5 Assignment  

Data Discovery

Data quality can be affected during any part of the data management process used to generate, store, and transmit health information. Data discovery is a process that can help an organization avoid or solve data quality issues. Your assignment will consist of a data discovery report and a core data spreadsheet.

 

Instructions

 

Prepare to write your data discovery report by researching and describing the characteristics of clean, high-quality data. Analyze the Independence Medical Center data sets linked in Resources in terms of quality and potential issues with integration of the data. Note content quality issues and issues related to the format of the data elements. Use your findings to write a Data Discovery Report in which you do the following:

 

Describe data formatting issues when using and storing data for multiple sources.

 

Describe data quality issues when using multiple sources.

 

Identify ways to maintain clean, high-quality data when using multiple sources.

 

From the discovery process, you will define the core data for Independence Medical Center. Review the Core Data Spreadsheet. It will describe the data elements and formats that will comprise the core data set for Independence Medical Center. Complete the spreadsheet based on Independence Medical Center data sources and systems, following the meaningful use guidelines. Describe your rationale for your selection of sources, systems, and items for the core data set. The following grading criterion will be applied to your spreadsheet:

 

Create a spreadsheet with information that describes data elements and formats for the purposes of enterprise information management.

 

Submission Requirements

 

Length: Two–three pages plus spreadsheet.

 

References: Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for resources and citations.

 

Writing: Create a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors

 

Format: Report in a Word file and Core Data Spreadsheet in an Excel file.

 

Resources

 

Data Discovery Scoring Guide.

 

Patient Tracking Hospital.

 

Clinician Roster Clinic Database.

 

Patient Billing Clinic Database.

 

Core Data Sheet.

 

Customer Clinic Database.

 

APA Style and Format.

 

Patient Billing Phys Database.

 

Lab Patient Tracking Hospital.

 

Patient Intake Phys Database.

 

Clinician Roster Hospital.

 

Phys Roster Phys Database.

 

Research Subject Research Database.

 

Radiology Patient Tracking Hospital.