Health & Medical Question

INSTRUCTIONS

In a 3–4 page memo to your Vila Health HIM director, include the following headings and address the questions following each heading at a minimum:

• Benchmark and Comparative Data
  • How can Vila Health use this specific type of benchmark and comparative data?
• Statistical Data Allowing for Comparative Measures
  • Which kinds of statistical data allow for comparative measures? For example, consider mean and median.
  • What examples can you provide from your Compare Hospitals results to support your points?
• Interpretation of Results
  • What types of information can Vila Health glean from these comparative measures?
  • What examples can you provide from your Hospital Compare results that support your interpretations?
  • Knowing that your director responds well to charts, graphs, and other visuals, how can you convey this information graphically?
• Users of Benchmarking Data
  • Who are the potential users of this benchmarking data at Vila Health?
• Data Implications
  • What are the implications of the data you have collected for Vila Health?
  • Assuming that these facilities are competitors with Vila Health, in what areas could excellent patient service give a competitive advantage to Vila Health?

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Length: 3–4 double-spaced pages, including at least three supporting visual elements such as charts or graphs.
• Font: Use Times New Roman, 12 points for body of memo.
• APA format: Use APA formatting and style guidelines for citations and references.
• Writing: Create a clear, well-organized, and professional document that is generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
• Resources: Basic Statistics
  • Capella University Health Care Administration Undergraduate Library Research Guide.
    • Please consult this guide as needed to conduct independent research on course topics. This resource will direct you to scholarly, peer-reviewed, and authoritative resources.
  • Horton, L. A. (2017). Calculating and reporting healthcare statistics (5th Rev. ed.). Chicago, IL: AHIMA Press. Available from the bookstore.
    • Chapter 3, “Patient Census,” pages 31–52.
    • Chapter 4, “Percentage of Occupancy,” pages 53–69.
    • Chapter 5, “Length of Stay,” pages 71–90.
    • Chapter 10, “Descriptive Statistics in Healthcare,” pages 213–243.
  • Mean, Median, and Mode | Transcript.
    • This Capella media piece nicely summarizes the differences among the three statistical terms.
  • Summary and Descriptive Statistics | Transcript.
    • This five-minute Capella media piece provides an overview of summary and descriptive statistics.
    • Resources: Benchmarking
      • Fibuch, E., & Van Way, C. W. (2013). Benchmarking’s role in driving performance. Physician Executive, 39(1), 28–32.
      • Signorelli, H., Straseski, J. A., Genzen, J. R., Walker, B. S., Jackson, B. R., & Schmidt, R. L. (2015). Benchmarking to identify practice variation in test ordering: A potential tool for utilization management. Labmedicine, 46(4), 356–364.
      • Valdes-Perez, R. (2015, October 30). Smart benchmarking starts with knowing whom to compare yourself to. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–5.
      • Wind, A., & van Harten, W. H. (2017). Benchmarking specialty hospitals, a scoping review on theory and practice. BMC Health Services Research, 17, 1–21.