Imagine you are the newly hired HIM Director of a local healthcare facility that is in the process of database development. First, you need to develop a Data Dictionary (before the actual database development).

Imagine you are the newly hired HIM Director of a local healthcare facility that is in the process of database development. First, you need to develop a Data Dictionary (before the actual database development). Which components of the databases would you include in the Data Dictionary for a facility you are working for and why? (Use the following guidelines and an example below):

1.   Name of the Data Dictionary table

2.   Data elements: Field names/attributes

3.   Data type (text, number, alphanumeric)

4.   Description of the field/attribute, the reasoning for the choice made

5.   Format for collecting the information (e.g., date of birth DDMMYYYY – day, month, year)

6.   Number of characters that can be stored (File Size)

7.   The range of values (e.g., 1-100).

8.   What are the consequences of organizational performance ( when lacking specific organizational knowledge) and compliance in case of a missing Data Dictionary for the databases(s) the organization is developing or using? 

9.   How to overcome them?

Typical healthcare database Data dictionary example

Your APA formatted assignment comprising 2-4, double-spaced, typed in 12-point Times New Roman (or 11- point Calibri) excluding the Cover and Reference pages should be submitted by Tuesday mid-night. 2 credible sources should be used to support your choices. Follow APA 7