Question

Data analysis in health care today includes two important elements: human and machine. Data analysts serve an important role by interpreting health care data and making recommendations to stakeholders for its potential impacts and uses. These highly-skilled individuals also rely on cutting-edge technology to aid in data collection, analysis, implementation, and assessment.

Evaluation Title: Data Analytics Technology Pitch

Part I:

1. In one paragraph, discuss the role of data analytics in health care today.
2. Assume the role of a performance improvement director at a well-funded hospital.
3. Research and identify three possible analytics technology platforms to consider implementing at your hospital.
4. In approximately one paragraph, and using bullet points, provide a professional summary of the pros, cons, and key features of each platform.

Part II:

Select one of the analytics platforms to recommend to your hospital’s Board of Directors.

Create an “elevator pitch” presentation using PowerPoint to deliver to the BOD.

• Remember to include relevant correlations to your hospital’s data analysis needs.

Answer 1

Part I

Q. No 1. Answer :

Data analytics are qualitative and quantitative measurement processes to measure the quality of health care services in the organizations, these are different from each organizations.

Role of data analytics in health care today :

The data which is collected from the different sources is analysed by analysis techniques in order to help the health care organizations and to treat the clients in a comprehensive or Holostic manner and provide individual treatment and to improve the health care outcomes.

Like this the data analytics will play main role in health care today.

Q. No. 2. Answer :

Role of performance improvement director at well founded hospital :

* He will evaluate the performance of the organization and

* he develops the implementive measures to meet the organizational goals,

* he develops the policies and procedures to the organization and also laws and regulations

* he will encourage the organizational personals to work according to that rules and regulations to improve organization productivity.

This is the role of performance improvement director at well founded hospital.

Q. No 3. Answer :

Possible analytical technology includes

1. Descriptive analytics it means summary of the historical data.

2. Diagnostic analytics it means understand the causes of events and behavior.

3. Predictive analytics means make a decisions about the future.

4. Prescriptive analytics means both descriptive and predictive analytics.

Apart from these some other includes

* clinical analytics and decision support like by maintaining electronic health records they are analysing the data.

* Quality reporting and provider benchmarking means value based care and performance financial penalties of an organization is maintaing here.

* revenue cycle, administrative and operational technologies like close monitoring of financial data.

Q. No 4. Answer :

Pros :

* Through this analytics we can evaluate the performance level, and estimate the budget needed ect.

Cons :

* need technical skills to perform all these things.