Problem 1: Healthcare service provision involves multiples entities/stakeholders who collect large amount of data. The data flows among these entities/stakeholders for various purposes including use by the organizations and for the patients.
a. What are databases and what are they composed of? - discuss the different components of databases.
b. Why are databases critical and important for the healthcare provider and the patient? List and discuss four important uses of databases to these stakeholders.
Problem 2: Read the following case study and answer the questions that follow. In order to improve patient safety and efficiency, XYZ Hospital recently implemented a clinical provider order entry (CPOE) system. One of the functions of the CPOE system is to notify physicians of any problems at the time that an order is entered. Days after the CPOE system was implemented, Dr. Smith ordered medication X for a patient named Mary Johnson. Immediately, the CPOE came back with a message stating that medication X was contraindicated (not recommended) for patients on medication Y and that Mary was taking medication Y. Dr. Smith realized that he had almost ordered a medication that could have significantly harmed Mary. He was able to delete the order of medication X and order medication Z instead. Mary received her medication in a timely manner and was discharged from the hospital in two days. You may need to read the section on Order Communication and Results retrieval on page 153, and.
a. How is data quality related to this case? (Do not limit yourself. Provide detail analysis considering all relevant factors of data quality and comprehensiveness).
b. What impact does entering an incorrect medication have? (Do not limit yourself. Provide detail analysis considering all relevant factors of data quality and comprehensiveness).