ESSAY : Using datasets to determine value for improving health care operations or policies

Assignment: Utilization of Public Data Sets
Assignment Content
Select or generate a dataset that is meaningful to you and your interests in the health care industry by using one of the links below:
CDC WONDER Online Databases
HealthData.gov/Datasets
Big Cities Health Coalition
Evaluate the dataset and determine how it is valuable for improving health care operations or policies. (This might require the creation of a chart or graph to interpret the data.)
Write a 700- to 1,050-word report with your evaluation of the dataset and what value can be gained from it. Include the following:
The source of the data
Why the data is important
What trends the data documents
What changes in operations or policies can be made to improve quality or efficiency

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Assignment: Utilization of Public Data Sets
Health care professionals in abiding by legal requirements always maintain records regarding health care service provision. The records contain an accurate account of a patient’s treatment, care, diagnosis, prescriptions, and general service delivery. In a typical hospital setting, nurses and health record officers are usually responsible for this task (Jha et al., 2009). This paper evaluates data sourced from various counties in California State. In addition, an examination of how policymakers can benefit from such information is done.
The Source of the Data
A mandatory database of a list containing all reported occurrences of communicable diseases is maintained by the Californian Department of Public Health (CDPH). It is a legal requirement for all health care facilities, providers, laboratories, and clinics to report cases or at least suspected cases of occurrences of…