WGU Performance Assessment
HEALTHCARE STATISTICS AND RESEARCH — C813PRFA — ICP1
COMPETENCIES
732.5.3 : Health Information and Research Design for Health Information Data
The graduate evaluates data that is found in health information management (HIM) research to supportleadership in improving standards and techniques for electronic healthcare records (EHR) data collection,storage, and protection.
732.5.4 : Health Information Data Evaluation and Application Skills
The graduate audits statistical data to support health information management department processimprovement through data measurement and research.
INTRODUCTION
Gathering statistical data is an important part of assessing how effective health information technology is inhealthcare organizations. As an HIM professional, you are charged with the task of looking at performancedata and providing data to support leadership for improving standards in the organization. The statisticaldata provided regarding data collection, storage, and productivity are key in explaining the value of EHRtechnology in a healthcare organization.
SCENARIO
Felder Community Hospital has just gone live with their new electronic health record (EHR). The hospital isexperiencing issues associated with implementing new technology in an HIM department. As an HIMprofessional, you have been given the task of reviewing workflow and compiling data to show how processeswithin the department have changed since the EHR has been implemented. There are three functions thatare being assessed: release of information, coding, and record retention. You will use the data provided in the attached “Felder Post-Implementation Assessment” from samplemanual service logs, policies, and reports to provide statistical data to the HIM manager and keystakeholders regarding the status of the department post-implementation.
REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and nomore than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased fromsources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be usedas a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria thatwill be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
A. Using the data from the attached “Felder Post-Implementation Assessment,” create and submit amultimedia presentation (e.g., PowerPoint, Keynote) for the Felder Community Hospital board ofdirectors, including presenter notes, in which you do the following:
1. Describe the post-implementation assessment of the electronic health record (EHR) for FelderCommunity Hospital.
2. Describe the three performance areas and their purpose in the health information management (HIM)department.
3. Describe the functions of the three performance areas in the HIM department.
4. Describe how the technology has improved or been detrimental to HIM operations.
5. Include a table or graph comparing and contrasting three observations from the data provided.
a. Explain your observations.
B. Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted,paraphrased, or summarized.
C. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
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