Needs Assessment

1. Needs Assessment Farrokh Alemi, Ph.D. University of South Florida

2. Needs Assessment Farrokh Alemi, Ph.D. University of South Florida

3. Analyze Don’t Do What We Do University of South Florida

4. Copy Copy Don’t Do Copy University of South Florida

5. Ask Don’t Do Users University of South Florida

6. Key Reason for Failure of IT Investment “I can’t get the report I need?” “What is this for?” “This is not what I do.” Why are so manyinformation systemsunused? University of South Florida

7. THIS IS NOT WHAT I NEED University of South Florida

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9. Not for you. University of South Florida

10. Not for now. University of South Florida

11. Not free. University of South Florida

12. You changed. University of South Florida

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14. 1 List Future Decisions University of South Florida

15. 2 Information for Decision University of South Florida

16. 3 Set Priority University of South Florida

17. 4 Focus on Persistent Needs University of South Florida

18. Mental Health Information System University of South Florida

19. Future Decisions Paraprofessional’s reimbursement Role of primary care Quality of care in nursing homes University of South Florida

20. 2 out of 69 possible needs University of South Florida

21. 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. University of South Florida

22. Data Collection Plans and Analysis of Ratings University of South Florida

23. Examples of Essential Information How expensive is it to provide services that fully meet clients’ needs? University of South Florida

24. Examples of Rapid Data University of South Florida

25. 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 University of South Florida

26. 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 University of South Florida

27. Plan for Future Decisions Take Home Lesson University of South Florida