Health Information 3-5 page paper

Since 1994, the HIMSS Nichonjjjulas E. Davies Award of Excellence has recognized outstanding achievement of organizations that have utilized health information technology to substantially improve patient outcomes while achieving return on investment. The Davies Awards program promotes EHR-enabled improvement in patient outcomes through sharing case studies and lessons learned on implementation strategies, workflow design, best practice adherence, and patient engagement.

 

Your assignment (Due May 22th) is to review the Davies Award Case Study for:   Community Health Centers of Florida-Davies Community Health Organization Award  (click link):

http://www.himss.org/ResourceLibrary/ContentTabsDetail.aspx?ItemNumber=34640

 

Read through the Community Health Centers of Florida - Davies Community Health Organization Award Case Study and reflect on how the organization has met the intent of the award. 

 

You are to write a 3-5 page essay that includes your reflection and a summary of the case study, highlighting the main outcomes of the implementation.  Include in your essay the following:

 

 

•       Give specific examples of some of the  learning outcomes of this course  that were reflected in this case study.  For example, did the organization improve patient safety or provide criteria for evaluating information technology applications?

•        If you were the administrator for this organization, how would you build upon what you have done with this project and move your organization to the next level? 

 

 

APA Formatting: APA formatting is also to be used for this essay.  This means your essay should include a title page, body, conclusion, and references.  You do not need an Abstract.

 

Please review the grading rubric for this assignment before you begin so you have an understanding of how I will be grading your paper.  

 

Davies Award Case

	Grading Rubric: Davies Award Case
	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Summary of the case study and reflection (70 points)	63-70 points: Clearly and concisely identifies and summarizes the important aspects of the case. Reflection indicates high level of thought related to the intent of the award	56-62 points: Partially identifies and summarizes the aspects of the case. Identifies most of the important aspects. Reflection indicates some level of thought given to the intent of the award	50-55 points: Minimally identifies and summarizes aspects of the case. Reflection is very minimal or does not relate to the intent of the award.	0-49 points: Does not identify or summarize the aspects of the case. Little to no reflection related to the intent of the award.
Matching to learning outcomes (45 points)	40-45 points: Identifies at least three learning outcomes and links them to examples in the case. Discusses at a high level how they are related.	35-39 points: Identifies at two learning outcomes and links them to examples in the case. Partially discusses how they are related	30-34 points: Identifies one learning outcome and somewhat links them to examples in the case. Minimally discusses how they are related.	0-29 points: Does not identify any learning outcomes or if one is identified, it is not related.
Future plans for organization (40 points)	36-40 points: Identifies three or more ways that the organization can move forward. Provides a high level of insight into how it would be accomplished.	31-35 points: Identifies two ways that the organization can move forward. Provides some insight into how it would be accomplished.	27-30 points: Identifies one way that the organization can move forward. Provides minimal insight into how it would be accomplished.	0-26 points: Does not provide any recommendations for future action, or if one is identified, does not provide ways that it can be accomplished.
Context: APA, grammar, word choice, organization, spelling (20 points)	15-20 points: Paper follows APA format. 2 or fewer content issues	10-14 points: Paper follows APA format and/or 3-6 content issues	5-9 points: Paper has APA formatting issues and/or 7-10 content issues	0-4 points: Paper does not follow APA format and/or has over 10 content issues.

 had a question regarding the Davies Award case study assignment.  When you click the link  http://www.himss.org/ResourceLibrary/ContentTabsDetail.aspx?ItemNumber=34640  to the Community Health Centers of Florida-Davies Community Health Organization Award  you will see 4 case studies for this organization ( Clinical Values, ROI, Workflow, and Safety ).   You need to read all 4 of these case studies and then write your paper that reflects on these case studies as well as a summary.  Also, include in your paper this:

 

· Give specific examples of some of the  learning outcomes of this course  that were reflected in these case studies.  For example, did the organization improve patient safety or provide criteria for evaluating information technology applications 

· If you were the administrator for this organization, how would you build upon what you have done with this project and move your organization to the next level?