Your Discussion Assignment is on Decision Support, from the eyes of both a Public Health practitioner, Hilda, the public health manager, and the Decision Support Case Study – based upon the assigned readings and DVD/Media. Using APA style and in 350 words, you are to:
“Summarize the benefits of using a decision support system as discussed in the case study. Support your response”
You have to pool from the text, (chapter reading, including Case Study and Wikipedia), plus the DVD/Media for supporting your write-up.
Please read and view the following Learning Resources before you complete this week’s assignment(s).
Course DVD: Coosawatachee County Case Study: Module 5, “Personnel Management”
Reading
Course Text: Public Health Informatics and Information Systems by Patrick W. O’Carroll, William A.Yasnoff, M. Elizabeth Ward, Laura H. Ripp, and Ernest L. Martin (Eds.)
Chapter 23, “Decision Support and Expert Systems in Public Health”This chapter discusses when a decision support or expert system can facilitate data analysis in the public health setting. Once again, the immunization registry is used to illustrate the concepts presented. Supplemental ActivityDecision Support System
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_support_system
Wikipedia provides an overview on decision support along with additionalDocument Preview:
Public Health. Your Discussion Assignment is on Decision Support, from the eyes of both a Public Health practitioner, Hilda, the public health manager, and the Decision Support Case Study – based upon the assigned readings and DVD/Media. Using APA style and in 350 words, you are to: “Summarize the benefits of using a decision support system as discussed in the case study. Support your response” You have to pool from the text, (chapter reading, including Case Study and Wikipedia), plus the DVD/Media for supporting your write-up. This is emphasized in Italics in the Learning Resources area of Week 10 in the Blackboard classroom and I quote: Please read and view the following Learning Resources before you complete this week’s assignment(s). Course DVD: Coosawatachee County Case Study: Module 5, “Personnel Management” HYPERLINK “http://mym.cdn.laureate-media.com/2dett4d/Walden/PUBH/6227/06/mm/informaticsmodules/” t “_blank” http://mym.cdn.laureate-media.com/2dett4d/Walden/PUBH/6227/06/mm/informaticsmodules/ Reading Course Text: Public Health Informatics and Information Systems by Patrick W. O’Carroll, William A.Yasnoff, M. Elizabeth Ward, Laura H. Ripp, and Ernest L. Martin (Eds.)Chapter 23, “Decision Support and Expert Systems in Public Health” This chapter discusses when a decision support or expert system can facilitate data analysis in the public health setting. Once again, the immunization registry is used to illustrate the concepts presented. Supplemental ActivityDecision Support System HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_support_system” t “_blank” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_support_systemWikipedia provides an overview on decision support along with additional resources.
