Interview Assignment

Instructions
Remember that this is an important assignment, as it prepares you for a potential interview process that you may face as you begin your career in health care. Please be sure to respond to each of the following questions:

What does it mean to be part of an integrated health system?
What value does joining an integrated health care system bring to a physician?
What is the importance of a health system’s brand? Provide an example of a successful marketing campaign.
What are some key operational metrics you feel are important for an administrator to manage?
Why is process improvement so important? What can we learn from other organizations to improve the operational process?
How should health systems prepare for potential disasters impacting their operations?

Health Care Operations Management
Chapter 13: Using Information Technology in Operations Management (pp. 181192)

Rationale:
This chapter explores the use of IT, data, and data sources in the health care setting. It also discusses the operational impacts of different IT applications.

Citation
Langabeer, J. R. (2007). Health care operations management: A quantitative approach to business and logistics. Jones and Bartlett.

Urban Health Plan in New York Uses Its EHR Meaningfully to Improve Care Coordination

Rationale:
In this article, you will be exposed to the various functions of the electronic medical record system, including the use of patient outcomes and care coordination.

Citation
HealthIT.gov. (n.d.). Urban health plan in New York uses its EHR meaningfully to improve care coordination. https://www.healthit.gov/case-study/urban-health-plan-new-york-uses-its-ehr-meaningfully-improve-care-coordination.

 Required Resources: Multimedia

Improving Health Outcomes With Big Data(10:33)

Rationale:
In this video, you will see how big data is changing the dynamics of providing health care, helping to shape and drive improved health outcomes.

Citation
TEDx Talks. (2018, December 5). Improving health outcomes with big data | Ronda Hughes | TEDxUofSC [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/uWGmAZOX6gU

Future of Electronic Health Records: Supporting Clinicians and Patients(6:54)

Rationale:
In this video, you will discover how health care leaders are working to materially change the way the EMRs of the future will be designed to improve patient care, provide a more seamless patient experience, and decrease clinician work efforts.

Citation
CRICO Video. (2019, September 13). Future of electronic health records: Supporting clinicians and patients [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/_0HEQv5YUN4