28 Sep Front-end processes refer to patient registration and data collection procedures that take place at the beginning of a patient care visit, generating master patient data.

HIM4620 Data Management in Health Information Systems

Unit 8 Discussion

DQ1 Big Data

Front-end processes refer to patient registration and data collection procedures that take place at the beginning of a patient care visit, generating master patient data. Correcting identity errors later in the data collection process has high technology, labor, and financial costs. What front-end policies should an organization implement to ensure the accuracy of master patient data? How should it implement and monitor the policies? What role should data governance play in front-end processes?

DQ2 Data Sharing

All of Vila Health’s lung cancer study data were uploaded, unsecured, onto the Vila Health Web site and were publicly accessible. A reporter found the data, including the phone numbers and addresses of the subjects, and called at least one study participant to get her thoughts on the exposure of her confidential data.

Discuss the impact of this data breach on the organization and the subjects. Also, discuss any legal liability the organization experienced as a result of this breach and data sharing procedures. Finally, discuss what the organization should do to address the incident.