You are a staff member at Hospital B, which has the worst mortality rate from heart attacks as seen in the table. Imagine that the administrator for Hospital B has asked you to appear at a Press Conference to share your knowledge about case mix.

Hospital

Mortality Rate

                                                                            National Mortality Rate 16%

Hospital A

16.1%

Hospital B

18.6%

Hospital C

15.7%

After participating in the Press Conference, write a 2-page summary to explain the use of date for decision-making purposes, and how the technology department performs critical core business processes essential to the managed care organization.