GCU HIM650 Discussions Latest 2022 May (Full)

HIM650 Health Care Data Management

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 Explain the differences between data, information, and a database. Describe the purpose of a database in health care and provide an example of one utilized locally, statewide, and nationally.

DQ2 The CMS Quality Measures Inventory is a compilation of measures used by CMS in various quality, reporting, and payment programs. The measures are evidence-based criteria that indicate timeliness and effectiveness of care for specific conditions. Consider the CMS core measures and the data used to support their reporting. Which do you believe are the easiest to collect and which do you think are the most difficult to collect?

HIM650 Health Care Data Management

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 Who would be the ideal candidate(s) from whom to elicit information during the requirements gathering and analysis phase of the database project? Explain why.

DQ2 Typically, a patient staying in a hospital receives medications that have been ordered by a particular doctor. Because the patient often receives several medications per day, there is a 1:M relationship between patient and order. Similarly, each order can include several medications, creating a 1:M relationship between order and medication.

Identify different entities from this scenario.

Create an entity-relationship diagram illustrating 1:1 and 1:many relationships.

Compare your ERD with another classmate's and discuss the differences each of you had.

HIM650 Health Care Data Management

Week 3 Discussion

DQ1 Utilize Figure 4.3, Figure 4.4, and Table 4.3, located in the textbook, for assistance in completing this discussion question.

What are the benefits or disadvantages of ER diagrams? Why bother with logical design and not just create tables and columns (physical design) directly?

DQ2 Programming language (such as JAVA, C, Python, and SQL) is commonly used in electronic health records and databases. Relational databases use structured query language (SQL) programming. SQL statements can be divided into two categories: data manipulation language (DML) and data definition language (DDL). Compare and contrast data manipulation and definition language and provide an example and statement from each category.

HIM650 Health Care Data Management

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 Protecting data security, privacy, and integrity are important database functions. What activities are required in the DBA's managerial role of enforcing these functions? Using SQL statements, provide some examples of how you would use the data dictionary to monitor the security of the database.

DQ2 Find two examples of data/security breaches that resulted in theft/loss/exposure of confidential data, preferably data related to health care. Describe the incidents and explain what could have been done to prevent or mitigate them.

HIM650 Health Care Data Management

Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 Can you think of ways to validate the information from SQL queries or reports to assure a level of accuracy in the results? When, if at all, is it better to extract raw data instead of summary information and what are the best ways to present any retrieved information (e.g., tables, diagrams, narrative)?

DQ2 Data analytics is applied to discover trends and patterns in health care data and predict future events based on the discoveries. Compare and contrast data analytics, specifically the use of explanatory or predictive analysis, that you might employ for analyzing health data.

HIM650 Health Care Data Management

Week 6 Discussion

DQ1 Using the topic Resources, answer the question: "What is R?" Discuss the role of R on software and the health care industry. What are the benefits and challenges of R as compared to other programming languages used in the health care industry?

DQ2 Using the topic Resources, consider R language definitions. Define the term data structures or objects in R and discuss several examples (e.g., vectors, lists, language objects, symbol objects, expression objects, function objects, NULL). All R objects have attributes. What is the purpose of attributes?

HIM650 Health Care Data Management

Week 7 Discussion

DQ1 Describe one or two differences between single vendor solutions and multiple vendor integrated solutions. What is the role and importance of multiplatform integration in health care IT systems? Describe how multiple integrated solutions evolve in a large health care organization and the challenges incurred for both the clinical and technical staff. When a new system or application is considered for implementation, what are some vital factors that must be considered within the framework of the existing architecture?

DQ2 Discuss challenges associated with maintaining multiple interfaces between health care systems and how the 21st Century Cures Act will affect data exchange. What are some examples of timing and data integrity challenges you may have experienced in your own career or you feel may be encountered when an organization operates multiple systems on different platforms?

HIM650 Health Care Data Management

Week 8 Discussion

DQ1 Discuss the difference between supervised and unsupervised machine learning. Provide examples of how machine learning is used in health care.

DQ2 Discuss the analytic techniques used to analyze supervised and unsupervised learning. Provide an example.