MIS 690 Week 4 DQ 1&2 Grand Canyon University Discussion Questions 1. Reflect on collection of data, data cleansing and preparation activities, and selecti

MIS 690 Week 4 DQ 1&2 Grand Canyon University Discussion Questions 1. Reflect on collection of data, data cleansing and preparation activities, and selection and application of models, including challenges/struggles, procedures, approach, etc.

How do you know that the data you are collecting will be useful?

2. How did you determine the data timeframe to review? Why did you select the data that you used for your analytics project? Why did you exclude other data? What barriers can you come up against when trying to obtain data (i.e., confidential data, personal data, or personnel data)?

**Again, I attached the data that we used for our project below so you can better answer these discussion questions. Thank you** Team Fire:
Darren Mans
Renee Taillon
Shelbea Rainbolt
Thomas Salmons
Assignment 1 – February 3, 2019 – MIS690
Business Problem Statement
For this assignment, you will use this “Business Problem Statement” template to organize your
problem statement. Complete the table below according to the directions found in your
assignment.
After providing complete information below, write out your Business Problem Statement in the
last box.
What is the organizational history?
“Dignity Health was founded in 1986 and made it their goal
to create environments that meet each patient’s physical,
mental, and spiritual needs. Dignity also believe the healing
philosophy promotes the wellbeing of their staff and the
places they serve.
Dignity’s mission is committed to delivering
compassionate, high-quality, and affordable health services
for all.
Dignity Health is made up of more than 60,000 caregivers
and staff who deliver excellent care to diverse communities
in 21 states. Today, Dignity Health is one of the largest
health systems in the nation with 400 care sites across a 22state network, including 39 hospitals — 24 of which are
Catholic and 15 are other-than-Catholic. Headquartered in
San Francisco, Dignity Health is the fifth largest health
system in the nation and the largest hospital provider in
California.”
(https://services.dignityhealth.org/st-josephs-hospital-medcenter/general-hospital/#~K4U6o41)
Has this problem been previously
encountered?
How long has this problem existed?
What are the potential factors that
are influenced by this problem or
factors that the problems influence?
“Yes, this problem has been researched before. The Baux
score is one example of a test to assess trends in mortality
after burn injuries treated in a regional specialist burns
service between 1982 and 2008.”
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22310134)
The research on burn mortality has been around for the last
50 years according to National Center for Biotechnology
Information.
(www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles.PMC4978094/)
Some potential factors that will influence this problem are
additional model predictors to add to age and total burn area
are inhalation injury, gender, flame injury.
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Team Fire:
Darren Mans
Renee Taillon
Shelbea Rainbolt
Thomas Salmons
Assignment 1 – February 3, 2019 – MIS690
What stakeholders can you
interview to ascertain root causes of
the problem?
Is the business problem stated in
such a way that analytical tools and
techniques can be applied to
address it?
Can the necessary data for your
identified business problem be
obtained?
What are specific benefits to the
organization if the business
problem is solved using analytics?
State the business problem.
Some stakeholders that can be interviewed would be from
the analytics manager, marketing managers, first responders
and hospital triage staff/caregivers (Nurses & Physicians),
EMT, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Medical Informatics
Officer, Director of Residency Programs, Director of VP of
Quality, Managers, Director of Nursing, Patients, First
Responders.
Yes, because we have a thousand data points that we can
use to analyze our particular problem.
Yes. One of our team members can obtain the data from
Dignity Health exclusively.
Some benefits would be to create a portable, predictive tool
to more accurately and quickly triage burn victims in the
field or medical facilities and contracted first responders.
Medical Care Providers have been utilizing the Baux
Score(1), the sum percent of total body surface area based on
the Wallace Rule of Nine(4) and the age in years, to predict
mortality in burn victims for decades; but advances in
medical care and research have made the Baux Score too
pessimistic by about 17 years(3) and doesn’t account for
inhalation damage or flame injury.
Method/Vision:
With the use of burn patient data, SPSS and Tableau, we
will determine a best-fit model with a target of 70% model
accuracy that will include at least the total burn surface
area, age, inhalation injury and flame injury and compare to
the Baux score using 10% of data as model testing data.
Once the best fit model is developed, we can implement a
portable tool using Tableau to create a Dashboard to allow
medical staff and first responders to quickly triage burn
victims based on a more accurate model.
Keeping in mind: in the Phoenix Valley, severe burn
victims are sent to County Hospital (helicopter or
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Team Fire:
Darren Mans
Renee Taillon
Shelbea Rainbolt
Thomas Salmons
Assignment 1 – February 3, 2019 – MIS690
ambulance once stable or nearest ER if they can’t stabilize).
Circumferential burn area, Fluid loss, temperature control,
glucose levels, blood pressure, infection, and blood loss are
top concerns for burn victims. (Interview with EMT Jared
Taillon of MedStar on 2/2/19)
Additional References:
1. Baux score. Wikipedia.org. Retrieved on 2/2/19 from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baux_score#Modified_method
2. Lee, K. C., Joory, K., & Moiemen, N. S. (2014). History of burns: The past, present and the
future. Burns & trauma, 2(4), 169-80. doi:10.4103/2321-3868.143620. Retrieved on 2/2/19 from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4978094/
3. Osler, T; Glance, LG; Hosmer, DW (2010). “Simplified estimates of the probability of death after
burn injuries: Extending and updating the baux score”. The Journal of Trauma. 68 (3): 690–7.
doi:10.1097/TA.0b013e3181c453b3. PMID 20038856. Retrieved on 2/2/19 from:
https://insights.ovid.com/crossref?an=00005373-201003000-00034
4. Wallace Rule of Nines. Wikipedia.org. Retrieved on 2/2/19 from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_rule_of_nines
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