The instructions are based on the case Carolinas healthcare system, but based on info provided by the
Veterans Association (VA). Please change the attachment to VA information.
For this assignment you will create a business brief of 3 pages. The brief will be based on the case, Carolinas
Healthcare System: Consumer Analytics. This requires you to identify a problem from this case that can be
addressed through an informatics approach, and then to provide sufficient background on the organization to
accurately frame the problem for stakeholders. For guidance, please refer to Chapter 2 of Davenport & Kim,
Keeping up with the Quants. Your brief must include the following seven components:
- Define a clear problem or opportunity that addresses what is important to the organization.
- Define key items or variables you want to study that are relevant to the problem.
- Identify stakeholders for the problem, including the stakeholder(s) who will make a specific decision based
on analysis results once the problem is solved. - Briefly explain two alternative ways the problem could be addressed beyond what is presented in the case.
- Adopt an analytical story type to communicate the particular problem (see pp. 29-40, Davenport & Kim).
- Describe relevant information on previous experiences or findings related to this problem. This information
may be included in the main body of the brief or noted in an appendix, whichever is most appropriate for
context and flow.