Health informatics business case concepts

Demonstrate a mastery of the health informatics business case concepts, as well as, ability to
deliver a business justification in a clear and succinct format. This assignment is intended to mirror a real life
health information system business case process similar to those used at some health organizations. Students
are expected to provide well researched, thoughtful, and grammatically correct justifications for transitioning
from a state paper-based public health data collection system to an electronic system from the business
owner/programmatic perspective. A made-up scenario for the assignment is described in more detail under
section II.
You are the program lead for your state’s Cancer Registry Reporting program in the Department of Health and
have been tasked with leading the development of a business case to justify a transition from paper based
reporting to an electronic cancer surveillance system. You are collaborating closely with the Department’s
Health Informaticist Jane Field and the five other Cancer Program team members to complete the business
case and justification. The group has already determined that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s
(CDC) free Registry Plus Suite is the preferred solution for the Cancer Registry Reporting program given that it
appears CDC will continue to support the core development, ongoing maintenance and software support
services at no cost to states. However, you have determined that the Department will need to procure
resources for help with Registry Plus Suite installation, setup, workflow redesign, connections to key data
sources, as well as, initial help desk support. The five other Cancer Program team members will focus on the
project management, communications, training, help desk support, reporting and analytics, and engagement
with key data sources.
The Department Director, Sally Newton, has requested a January 2019 go-live which needs to account for key
milestones in the software development life cycle. Immediately after the go-live, the team will work on
connecting to key data sources in several phases; the data sources include, hospitals, pathology labs,
oncology practices and radiation centers.
Clearly and succinctly address the following areas as part of a business justification for the investment to
Department leadership:

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