Question

Hello- I would like some assistance with this case study from the book "Case Studies in Health Information Management"

Data Warehouse Development

Your facility is developing a data warehouse. You have been asked to determine which of your current information systems should be included in the data warehouse. The administrator has indicated that she has plans to use the data warehouse for business, research, and clinical data analysis. Examples of the usage of the system are identifying which physicians make/lose money for the facility, determining the most profitable services and analyzing best practices in patient care. Based on how the system will be used, select the systems that will be included from the list of systems provided in Table 3-9.

Table 3-9 System Justification

System	Included Yes/No	Justification for Decision
Patient satisfaction
ADT
Lab information system
Radiology information system
Picture Archiving and Communication systems [PACS]
Nursing information system
Fetal monitoring
Financial information system
Human resources system
Patient acuity system
Chart deficiency system
Quality indicator system
Chart locator system
Release of information system

Answer 1

ystem	Included Yes/No	Justification for Decision
Patient satisfaction	yes	this data can be used for research and to identify the best practices in patient care
ADT	Yes	This will help to determine the statistics and help to determine census
Lab information system	Yes	identifying which physicians make/lose money for the facility
Radiology information system	yes	determining the most profitable services
Picture Archiving and Communication systems [PACS]	No
Nursing information system	Yes	to identify the best practices in patient care
Fetal monitoring	No
Financial information system	Yes	identifying which physicians make/lose money for the facility
Human resources system	yes	To identify the staff turnover
Patient acuity system	No
Chart deficiency system	No
Quality indicator system	Yes	To identify patient satisfaction
Chart locator system	No
Release of information system	NO