HSTA 9 – week 61 Assignment

Each question part is worth 10 marks for total of 60 marks.

1. Using this data table, create the specified charts (remember labels & titles):

RDF Hospital
Lung and Bronchus cancer
By Year and Gender

Year Males Females

2015 104 21
2016 95 22
2017 120 23
2018 99 18
2019 128 35
2020 141 20

a) Create a column graph showing total patients by year

Total Patients with Lung and Bronchus cancer

By Year
180
160
140
Number of Patients

120
100
80
60
40
20
0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Year

b) Create a 2-variable column graph to show Gender breakdown by year

 Total Patients with Lung and Bronchus Cancer
By Year and Gender
160
140
Number of Patients

120
100
80
60
40
20
0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Year

Males Females

c) Create a pie chart showing the percentage of females with lung/bronchus cancer by year
(This graph must show the percentage of females of the total patients for each year.)

Females with Lung Cancer by Year

14% 2015
15%
2016
2017
2018
16%
2019
25%
2020

17%
13%

2. The CFO requested the RIW per month for the last three years. He has requested the data be
presented to show any trends. He has also asked for an analysis of the trends so he can report it
to the board.
 Month 2018 2019 2020
January 1.4321 1.3276 1.3756
February 1.3215 1.2535 1.4544
March 1.2487 1.2478 1.2489
April 1.5789 2.2435 1.2570
May 1.5789 1.5248 1.5278
June 1.5321 1.4245 1.5741
July 1.2635 1.2857 1.2576
August 1.5227 1.4456 1.5700
September 1.4568 1.2357 1.2768
October 1.2748 1.2575 1.2578
November 1.3578 1.3574 1.4456
December 1.2357 1.6574 1.5788

a) Present the data in the most appropriate format to display the trends (in Excel). Clearly label
this graph.

RIW Monthly Trends

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2018
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b) What trends or concerns can you identify?

 From the line graph, we can see a trend of monthly RIW not too distinct with most

of the data in 2018 and 2020 close falling between 1 and 2. This depicts a slightly

costant trend of monthly RIW.

 We can also identify on point in the line curve of 2019, which can be statistically

said to and outlet. In April 2019, the RIW was almost twice the lowest. However,

the rest of the data are close depicting a slightly constant trend in 2019.
  Clearly, the RIW was higher in 2018 than in 2019 and 2020, besides few months

that they overlapped.

c) What investigation would you want to conduct and what your next steps would be?
Please explain your thoughts and steps from the HIM Department point of view.
For example, coding quality, audit, CMG, stuff education.

Considering the trends mentioned above, I would suggest more

investigation to be conducted on the performance of the employees. It is crucial

to conduct a performance appraisal to understand the quality of staff

performance, which will enable the company to identify problems and improve

the company’s performance. Understanding the workers helps to enchance their

performance through certain ways such as rewarding, compensation, and

friendly competition. As such, the employees would be satisfied and motivated to

perform better.