HealthInformatics

Business Need and Development of Problem Statement - Project Task

For this assignment, you will identify a business need and develop the problem statement for your professional project. You will use this problem statement for all subsequent assignments.

Investigate an organizational gap or issue where you work, or have previously worked, to identify a problem or new opportunity that that can be addressed through an informatics solution. Based on your findings, write a 750- to 1,000-word paper that defines the problem or opportunity and explains how it can be addressed through an informatics solution.

Include the following:

1.       Discuss the issue or gap identified during your investigation and explain what business need is not being met.

2.       Describe the departments directly affected and discuss the impact the issue or gap has on them. Discuss any additional consequences of the issue or gap for organizational performance, other stakeholders, budget, etc.

3.       Propose a clinical, technological, or process-related solution that can be implemented to address the identified issue or gap. Explain how the proposed solution addresses the issue or gap for the departments and how it fulfills the specified business need.

4.       Describe how the proposed informatics solution supports the organization's objectives and overall strategy and operations.  

5.       Outline the goals and objectives for the proposed informatics solution. Explain how these align with the departmental and organizational goals.

6.       Create a problem statement that can be used to provide a snapshot of the issue or gap and the proposed solution. Include the following: (a) explanation of problem, (b) description of who and what is affected by the problem, (c) the impact or consequence of the problem, and (d) the proposed solution.

7.       Include the time it takes to complete these tasks as part of your practicum hours.   

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,. An abstract is not required.

A Simple Problem Formulation Framework to Create the Right Solution to the Right Problem

 Read "A Simple Problem Formulation Framework to Create the Right Solution to the Right Problem," by Sauve-Ciencewicki, Davis, McDonald, Ramanarayanan, Raybould, Wolf, and Valenti, from Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology (2019).

URL:

https://www-sciencedirect-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S0273230018303076.

Write your Business Opportunity Statement

 Read "Write your Business Opportunity Statement," by Goldberg, located on the IBM website.

URL:

https://www.ibm.com/garage/method/practices/discover/business-opportunity-statement

CDC Unified Process Practices Guide: Business Needs Statement Practices Guide

 Read "CDC Unified Process Practices Guide: Business Needs Statement Practices Guide," from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2008).

URL:

https://www2.cdc.gov/cdcup/library/practices_guides/CDC_UP_Business_Needs_Statement_Practices_Guide.pdf