Health Data Quest – How to Find and Use Data for Performance Improvement

Contents.
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<br /> List of Figures.
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<br /> Preface.
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<br /> Acknowledgments.
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<br /> The Authors.
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<br /> The Contributors.
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<br /> THE INFORMATION KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITY.
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<br /> Why Do Organizations Need Data?
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<br /> What Data Do Organizations Need? Performing a Data Needs Assessment.
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<br /> The Health Care Information Processing Environment: A Knowledge–Based Enterprise (R. Gilbreath).
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<br /> The Health Care Information Processing Environment: The Technical Infrastructure.
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<br /> Provider–Sponsored Coordinated Care Organizations: Designing Systems for Patient–Centered Care.
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<br /> Information–Driven Medical Management (R. Gilbreath &amp; J. Lawing).
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<br /> ISSUES IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.
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<br /> Legal Issues in Management of Health Care Data (P. Driscoll).
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<br /> Adjusting for Severity.
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<br /> Integrating Clinical Information for Performance Improvement.
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<br /> Case Study: Linking and Integrating Enterprisewide Health Information Management Data (D. Bowers).
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<br /> Case Study: Drilling Down for Performance Improvement Data (A. Rowton &amp; S. McBride).
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<br /> Case Study: Measuring the Effectiveness of Clinical Pathways (B. Pilon).
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<br /> Case Study: Integrating Clinical and Financial Data to Create a Balanced Scorecard (L. Neal &amp; J. Walker).
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<br /> Creating a Climate of Discovery (S. Ryter).
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<br /> Common Themes: Collaboration and Creativity.
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<br /> References.
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<br /> Glossary.
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<br /> Index.