As Healthcare Quality Manager of a healthcare facility (you may choose any – Hospital, Ambulatory Surgical Center, Nursing Home, etc.), you are responsible for ensuring the quality of healthcare data. For this assignment, compare and contrast the American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA’s) Data Quality Management Model (DQM) http://library.ahima.org/PB/DataQualityModel#.WL2U-hBWDi8 with the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Data Quality Framework (DQF) aka Six Dimensions of Quality https://www.cihi.ca/sites/default/files/document/iqf-summary-july-26-2017-en-web_0.pdf (page 22, Appendix A) in a tabulated two columns format. Which of these two do you think are most relevant to your chosen facility and why? How can health information technology help your organization to achieve your healthcare data quality objectives?
The income statement summarizes the totals of revenues and expenses, calculating net gain or loss for a period. The balance sheet shows the current calculated or estimated values of a company’s assets, liabilities, and owners’ equity. This statement does not summarize a period like the income statement but rather provides a snapshot of a company’s current financial position. The statement of cash flows contains all sources and uses of a firm’s cash supply during a period and explains liquidity of a business.
Using values from these statements, a reader can calculate certain financial ratios that help compare and contrast companies. The ability to correctly create and interpret these statements is vital for an accounting professional because succeeding in the industry requires communication through these means. This vocabulary may take years of education and/or training to perfect, as there are many small nuances in financial statement terminology. Failure to comprehend the common acronyms found in these statements can significantly hinder one’s ability to make sense of the financial statements and confidently assess a company’s future potential. These include, but are not limited to: