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Week 5 Check Point: Integrated Information Management
Michael Rasmussen
HSM 220
August 23, 2013
Kevin Larry

Week 5 Check Point: Integrated Information Management
In order for organizations to perform at an optimal level data and information of the highest importance and quality must be collected and made available for the best decision making and greatest possible impact on the communities they serve. When it comes to data and information there are two types needed that are important to organizations, external and internal. Within the external and internal data there are certain considerations to be made. External considerations include economic, sociological, political, and technological. The internal data and information considerations include organizational purpose, planning, and operations as well as human, financial, and technological resources.

The economic considerations that need to be made include who are the present and future funding sources, developing a reputation with funders to learn their needs, input of demographics and client population, the problems and needs of clients, throughput of resources devoted to each program and service, and output of volume of services provided to each client. Also, output for volume of services provided to each client, dropout/ success rate of clients in each program, and success of the programs defined. Information is collected through input, throughput, output, and outcomes for referral sources, consumers, and contributors. Sociological considerations focus on community (city, county), profiles of community characteristics, political subdivisions and how it changes over time. Political data is focused on regulatory agencies, accrediting organizations, and governing boards which make decisions on organizational operations. Technological considerations focus on keeping information up to date, new models of practice, current changes in the field, and computer and communication software.