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Evaluation of a Digital Health Solution

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Seneca Polytechnic
Seneca Polytechnic
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Anastasija Perincic
Anastasija Perincic
Special Projects Co-ordinator
3
Timeline
  • January 6, 2020
    Experience start
  • January 21, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • February 29, 2020
    Midway Check-in
  • April 11, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
1 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Social Enterprise, Non profit, Large enterprise, Small to medium enterprise
Hospital, health, wellness & medical
Categories
Information technology
Skills
teamwork organization communication analysis
Learner goals and capabilities

This assignment evaluates a digital health solution that is being used in healthcare to determine its impact on improving patient outcomes. Students build on concepts learned in Introduction to Health Informatics to evaluate a health solution that improves and supports the patient care process. Students also will incorporate the Achieve Results domain of the LEADS framework.

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
20 learners
Project
40 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The final project deliverable a is (1250-1750 words) document discussing:

i. How the selected IT solution is being used to optimize patient care?

ii. What are some of the benefits and challenges?

iii. How this solution meets the LEADS Achieve Results Domain

Project timeline
  • January 6, 2020
    Experience start
  • January 21, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • February 29, 2020
    Midway Check-in
  • April 11, 2020
    Experience end
Project Examples

In groups of 4, over a 4-week period, these first-year student-consultants will explore a digital health solution that your organization is using to evaluate its impact on improving patient outcomes . Outcomes may include utilization, safety of care and health care costs. For example:

  • reduction in wait-times
  • reduction in readmission rates
  • reduction in infection rate
  • improvement in patient experience

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Incentives, prizes, and/or awards (hereafter referred to as “Incentives”) may or may not be offered at the sole discretion of the organization and awarded upon the completion of the project. Instructors will not be involved in any part of the selection, ranking, or awarding of Incentive winners. Organizations that elect to offer Incentives are solely responsible for the screening, selection, awarding, and provision of any Incentives. Seneca College assumes no liability and is not responsible for the selection, ranking, awarding or provision of the Incentives to the winners.