To complete this assignment please refer to the folder Theory at a Glance to identify a theory you will implement in the project for your grant proposal.
Week 3 Assignment
Chapter 3: The Use of Theory
Think about your own research study of interest for the RFP. What are examples of independent, dependent, intervening/mediating, moderating, control and confounding variables?
Consider the research project you are developing. How will you incorporate theory into your research? Remember the use of theory is different for qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches.
How is social science theory used in research?
What is an example of how participatory social justice theory is used in mixed methods research?
My grant proposal
The medical community is a sector that quickly embraces significant data advancement, but implementation tends to be rough. Non-associated databases combine patient information from various sources by providing actionable metrics (Berg, 2014). The aim of the paper is to discuss on problem of integration of service and communication in the health sector and propose a recommendation.
During the old times, healthcare providers relied on relational records to access and store patient information. Nevertheless, the relational databases failed because they could not manage unstructured data, including transcripts and clinical notes, effectively. Only a small number of healthcare practitioners had the technical knowledge on data transcription from personal to non-relational databases using traditional electronic medical records. The majority of the organizations effectively implementing the non-relational medical records are large and have vast financial resources.
The benefit of the non-relational databases is that they can fully exploit the received patient information regardless of their format. The technology assists healthcare providers in identifying traits that were lost after they were recorded or until they have been reviewed individually. This makes the process expensive, and therefore only the well-up institutions can afford the technology.
Concerning this, the process of encouraging patients to share their medical information is becoming critical, with some patients becoming reluctant to share their information with caregivers, including the drug manufacturers. This is making even the health facilities that have implemented the non-relational databases continue to worry if they will be able to secure their patient’s information as promised. Due to the absence of adequate information from the clients, the health sector is wasting valuable resources on research and development, which is passed on to consumers as tax and increase in healthcare costs burdens (Kinder, & Burgoyne, 2013).
Therefore, my grant proposal for the problem is for health sector to come up with strategies to educate patients on the necessity of information sharing with them by establishing more personalized and customizable information sharing plans.
References
Berg, M. (2014). Health information management: integrating information technology in health care work. Psychology Press.
Kinder, T., & Burgoyne, T. (2013). Information processing and the challenges facing lean healthcare. Financial Accountability & Management, 29(3), 271-290.
I have a paper that goes with this one actually providing the theory ill be using please refer to the writer if possible
