For "The GrAde" - 2 DQ

DUE TODAY at 3:30pm (PST)

DQ#1

Your discussion post should cite at least one source and should be approximately 250-300 words.

How are healthcare information systems truly helping to solve major issues/problems being encountered by ambulatory healthcare companies today in this country? How do dashboards assist and support this? Be sure to include the key components you would include in a management dashboard as you contemplate an EMR for your practice.

DQ #2

Your discussion post should cite at least one source and should be approximately 250-300 words.

Some companies with good data warehouses and good data mining tools have poor departments/personnel surrounding them, making it look as though the technology is at fault. What can you do to improve this situation? Also, is the inverse true? Is it possible for talented people to make a poor data warehouse look good?

Use these reference/citations:

 Gerald Glandon, Detlev Smaltz, and Donna Slovensky. (2013). Information Systems for Healthcare Management, Eighth Edition. Health Administration Press.

Chapter 12.