Develop an 810-page proposal in which you pull together your prior recommendations and stakeholder analysis to create a compelling proposal for implementation of contemporary data analysis tools, and practices to improve organizational and patient outcomes.
Scenario
You have been asked to create a proposal for improving data collection and analysis using Vila Health’s current HIM system. Despite being Meaningful Use certified, the leadership team feels that the organization needs to make better use of patient data to improve clinical outcomes, quality, and efficiency.
Your board of directors has asked you to prepare a full proposal and they are relying on you to provide them with the most current and relevant information to help them decide on the next steps related to improvements and analysis.
Preparation
Before you begin to create your proposal, you should consider completing the following:
Step One Understand Your Audience
Complete the following:
Determine which key stakeholders and decision makers demonstrate the greatest influence on the organization.
Who are the key stakeholders and what are their priorities?
Identify each category of data required to drive decision making and improve organizational performance for implementation of an EHR or HIM system (for example, patient satisfaction surveys.)
Align EHR or HIM components with the organization’s strategic goals.
Step Two Data Analysis Recommendations
Research methods for communicating data analysis recommendations to audiences that are not well versed in data practices or terminology.
Determine the most relevant data best practices for the audience, organization, and EHR or HIM systems.
Research contemporary data analysis best practices and tools.
Remind yourself of Independence Medical Center’s clinical goals, needs, and financial and technical readiness.
Instructions
For this assessment, you will create an 810-page proposal that summarizes findings, aligns the appropriate data with the organization’s strategic goals, identifies current trends in data analytics, and provides recommendations for next steps based on your assessment of the organization’s readiness to proceed. You should feel free to draw on relevant aspects of the previous assessments in this course to help you complete this assessment.
Your proposal will be evaluated on the following criteria:
Explain recommendations related to technological and logistical changes to an organization’s health information management system.
Explain how data products and outcomes from recommendations align with an organization’s administrative and clinical goals.
Analyze how contemporary data analysis trends could be leveraged to improve current practices in an organization.
Recommend best practices for collecting data, securely storing data and converting data analytics into useful and understandable deliverables.
Apply relevant evidence and best practices to target proposal messaging to stakeholders.
Communicate proposal in a professional, clear, and concise way.
Integrate relevant sources to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style.
Additional Requirements
Your proposal should meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to the current APA style and formatting standards.
Number of resources: 35 peer-reviewed resources from scholarly journal articles.
Length: 810 typed, double-spaced pages, excluding the title page and reference page. Please write an abstract for your submission.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
