HC 491 Week 2 Discussion | Park University | Assignment Help

HC 491 Week 2 Discussion | Park University | Assignment Help 

Unit 2: Discussion - Three Vs of big data

 

Introduction

You are an IT manager for a large healthcare entity. A major initiative for your organization is to better leverage healthcare data to improve patient outcomes and drive a reduction in cost. You have been tasked to create a memo to senior leadership on why you should begin to leverage the enormous amount of data that the organization currently is paying an exorbitant amount of money on and how better utilizing this data will help to drive other organizational cost down.

In creating this memo, you will need to explain the three Vs of big data, and consider how better utilizing this data will reduce other cost either related to consolidation of resources, decreased external threats to your organization by securing data, and how improved reporting capacities impacts patient outcomes. Discuss how data creates excellence in care and population health management as well as how health disparities can improve. 

Requirements

·         This report should be prepared as a Microsoft™ Word document, and then attached to the unit discussion thread. There is no minimum or maximum in terms of the word count; however, the response should explicitly address all required components of this discussion assignment.

·         The document should not be prepared consistent with the APA writing style (6th edition) except that the in-text citations (if applicable) and references should be properly formatted.

·         The final product should reflect cognitive processing at the knowledge (remember), understanding, and application levels.

·         Refer to Assignments and Grading for more information.

Discussion Due Dates

Criteria

Online Students

Blended Students

Initial post

Five (5) hours prior to the scheduled class session.

Two peer responses



1.    Initial Post: Based on their observations, in this scenario, and upon a careful review of the available literature, the student is to consider him or herself IT manager for a large healthcare entity.

1.    The student is to prepare a formal memo which will go out to Senior Leadership.

2.    As a reminder, the student must describe to Senior Leadership what the three V’s of big data are.

3.    And consider how better utilizing this data will reduce other cost either related to consolidation of resources, decreased external threats to your organization by securing data.

4.    And how improved reporting capacities impacts patient outcomes.

2.    Peer Responses: You are expected to read the initial posting of at least TWO peers, and then provide thoughtful comments addressing the following:

1.    Point out what you perceived to be the strengths of the initial posting along with supporting rationale.

2.    Identify specific opportunities for improvement with regard to the content in the initial posting. Furthermore, you should provide supporting rationale for your stated position, as well as concrete suggestions and guidance intended to strengthen the effectiveness of the content.

 

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