Chapter 12 Homework

1. Have students watch the video “Surae Lucie’s Patient Portal Story”

(). Students should

identify the functionalities offered by the portal and whether any of the

features are ones the National Learning Consortium recommends to

encourage patient involvement. Findings are described in a one-page paper

along with an explanation of the connection between consumer

information access and navigation tools and healthcare information. The

paper is turned into the instructor for grading.

2. Why is data mining a key piece of analytics?

3. What does it mean to aggregate data? What would be some sources of

data for aggregation? How does the interpretation and evaluation of

aggregated data support the strategic uses of healthcare information?