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Chapter 2 - Are Data-Guided Healthcare Decisions Superior?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2023

Ramalingam Shanmugam
Ramalingam Shanmugam
Affiliation:
Texas State University, San Marcos
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Summary

First, let us examine why decisions become more authentic and accurate when they are based on evidence. Not all healthcare professionals are convinced data-based decision-making is prudent. To make such decision-making feasible, knowledge of data collection and its analysis is a necessity. Analysts help decision makers handle these complex technicalities. Rarely does a decision maker encounter only one technicality. Consequently, the decision maker may need more than one analyst.

How do we define an analyst? An analyst has the expertise and the knowledge base to study the available information and to understand the choices in front of the decision maker along with the consequences of each.

How do we define the healthcare administrator as a decision maker? The healthcare decision maker has the responsibility to make the best decision in his or her healthcare practices.

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Data-Guided Healthcare Decision Making , pp. 9 - 54
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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