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Case Study: Improving Public Health Informatics
In the event of a major disease outbreak, senior managers need to respond in a timely fashion. To be able to
do so, one needs to have all the latest information and data to make an appropriate decision. The County
Health Department (CHD) ’ s strategic plan specifies increasing capacities for the program evaluation and
response to major communicable disease outbreaks. Senior managers have identified the need to improve
informatics capacity as an important step toward meeting these goals.
Currently, each community health services program of CHD has information systems that effectively track
specific information for their assigned work. However, the systems were designed reactively without
considering future expansions or an updated public health data plan. Each data base is almost a standalone
system. While the state data bases are linked to CHD ’ s data bases, the environmental data bases are not
linked with communicable disease data bases. Representatives from the Tuberculosis (TB) program, for
example, had to enter identical client information in four different places. Moreover, the state mandates the
public health department report the health conditions of its citizens and control infectious diseases. In order
for this to happen, one needs informatics systems that are capable of tracking infectious diseases and
reporting all investigations in a timely manner.
While the benefits of an integrated data base stand out, most employees in CHD are reluctant to change,
particularly with regard to adopting and using a new technology as evidenced by the implementations of the
EMR systems and other specifically designed data bases. To ensure success of the implementation, the
project manager must provide relevant information to the stakeholders on a regular basis. This case focuses
on project communication management, especially within the communication plan. Document Preview:

Project Management Assessment 2 Research Study Copyright © 2015-2018, Victorian Institute of Technology. The contents contained in this document may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, without the written permission of VIT, other than for the purpose for which it has been supplied. VIT and its logo are trademarks of Victorian Institute of Technology. Copyright © 2015-2018 VIT, All Rights Reserved.Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines Unit Code PMIT Unit Title Project Management Assessment Assignment 2 Type Assessment Title Individual case study assignment Purpose of the Develop skills in Project communication planning. Communication is Key to Successful assessment Project Management. The cases illustrate different approaches to promote (with ULO communication among multiple groups of project stakeholders Mapping) Weight 10% Total Marks 50 Word limit 1000 Due Date As advised by your Coordinator Submission • All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a completed Guidelines Assignment Cover Page. • The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Calibri (Body) font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings. • Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using IEEE referencing style. Extension • If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration Application must be submitted directly to the School’s Administration Officer, in Melbourne on Level 6 or in Sydney on Level 7. You must submit this application three working days prior to the due date of the assignment. Academic • Academic Misconduct is a serious offence. Depending on the seriousness of the Misconduct case, penalties can vary from a written warning or zero marks to exclusion from the course or rescinding the degree. Students…

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