Data Sets Secondary Data Sources and Archival Methods Analysis

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Assignment Requirements

  • Please complete all parts in a Microsoft Word document.
  • The body of your document, Part 2, should be at least 500 words in length.
  • Quoting should be less than 10% of the entire paper. Paraphrasing is necessary.
  • Students must cite and reference at least 2 credible sources from the Purdue Global Library.
  • Please be sure to download the file “Writing Center Resources” from Course Resources to assist you with meeting APA expectations for written Assignments.

Instructions

As the Director of Health Information for a large health system, you have been asked to work with IT to develop the process of using data dictionaries in the transition to an EHR. The CEO and Board of Directors has asked you to work on processes to implement across the organization. Please follow the instructions below in completion of this assignment.

Part

Competency Assessed

Instructions

1

Construct and maintain the standardization of data dictionaries to meet the needs of the enterprise.

Create the electronic structure of health data to meet a variety of end user needs.

Construct a simple data dictionary that could simulate what a data dictionary might look like for a Master Patient Index. It should contain at least 10 data elements.

2

Explain why a data dictionary is necessary for the use of an EHR. How does it help? What issues does a data dictionary solve in advance?