As more practitioners acquire data analytics skills, organizations have made a concerted effort to collect data to analyze and to find new ways to use that analysis. A positive byproduct of this is that decision-making options have improved, and organizations have used these techniques to improve the insights arrived at. Which of the following is a way that a healthcare organization could use data analytics to eliminate non-value-added activities?
A)To determine the most cost-efficient way to check-in patients when they arrive
B) To determine what employees arrived late and caused delays in seeing patients
C) To determine what patients are at greatest risk for needing readmission
D) To distribute and collect a patient survey to determine what departments are not performing well

Question

As more practitioners acquire data analytics skills, organizations have made a concerted effort to collect data to analyze and to find new ways to use that analysis. A positive byproduct of this is that decision-making options have improved, and organizations have used these techniques to improve the insights arrived at. Which of the following is a way that a healthcare organization could use data analytics to eliminate non-value-added activities?
A)To determine   the most cost-efficient way to check-in patients when they arrive
B) To determine what employees arrived late and caused delays in seeing patients
C) To determine what patients are at greatest risk for needing readmission
D) To distribute and collect a patient survey to determine what departments are not performing well

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This question requires familiarity with the way that companies use data analytics to engage in specific activities. Choice A is correct because using data to determine what may happen in the future to create meaningful changes to achieve a specific goal is a viable way to eliminate non-value-added activities.

As More Practitioners Acquire Data Analytics Skills, Organizations Have Made