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Needs Assessment

• Farrokh Alemi, Ph.D.

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Needs Assessment

• Farrokh Alemi, Ph.D.

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Analyze
Dont Do
What We Do
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Copy
Copy
Dont Do
Copy
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Ask
Dont Do
Users
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Key Reason for Failure of IT Investment

• I cant get the report I need?
• What is this for?
• This is not what I do.

Why are so manyinformation systemsunused?
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THIS IS NOT WHAT I NEED
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Not for you.
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Not for now.
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Not free.
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You changed.
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List Future
Decisions
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Information
for Decision
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3
Set
Priority
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Focus on
Persistent
Needs
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Mental Health Information System
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Future Decisions

• Paraprofessionals reimbursement
• Role of primary care
• Quality of care in nursing homes

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2 out of 69 possible needs
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Step 3 Rate the information in context of
specific decisions

• For the issue "xxx," assign a score reflecting
  the need for each of the 69 information items.

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Data Collection Plans and Analysis of Ratings
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Examples of Essential Information
How expensive is it to provide services that
fully meet clients needs?
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Examples of Rapid Data
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Examples of periodic information

• Who gets what priority for different types of
  care
• How different providers serve the undeserved
  areas
• Constraints specifically limiting
  substitutability of providers
• The existing provider certification and education
  systems

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Examples of periodic and ignored information sets

• Episodes of illness frequency and responsiveness
  to treatment
• The role of the family in caring for client
• What knowledge is needed to correct the problem
• How existing laws and regulations duplicate each
  other

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Plan for Future Decisions

• Take Home Lesson