Assignment Requirements

Please complete all parts in a Microsoft Word document.
The body of your document, Part 2, should be at least 500 words in length.
Quoting should be less than 10% of the entire paper. Paraphrasing is necessary.
Students must cite and reference at least 2credible sources from the Purdue Global Library.
Go to Academic Tools for help with writing and APA style.
Instructions

As the Director of Health Information for a large health system, you have been asked to work with IT to develop the process of using data dictionaries in the transition to an EHR. The CEO and Board of Directors has asked you to work on processes to implement across the organization. Please follow the instructions below in completion of this assignment.

Part

Instructions

1

Construct a simple data dictionary that could simulate what a data dictionary might look like for a Master Patient Index. It should contain at least 10 data elements.

2

Explain why a data dictionary is necessary for the use of an EHR. How does it help? What issues does a data dictionary solve in advance?