Question 2

Ocean Breeze Hospital has its headquarters in Nakuru, Kenya with 10 branches spread across five major towns in Kenya namely, Nyeri, Kisumu, Mombasa, Nakuru and Nairobi. The hospital Board has just approved the CIO's request for the hospital to acquire a new HMIS, and also open a sixth branch in Eldoret. Considering this happening's at Ocean Breeze Hospital, answer the following questions:

a. Which of the knowledge hierarchy namely:- data, information, knowledge and wisdom do you think was/were most useful to the board in the decision to approve acquisition of a new HMIS? Justify your answer and give examples of the knowledge hierarchy that you think might have been used in this decision process. (5 marks)

b. Which of the knowledge hierarchy namely:-data, information, koledge and wil was were most useful to the board in the decision to open a sixth branch in Eldine? Junty your answer and give examples of data that might have been used in such decision s (5 marks)

c. What management, organization, and technology factors challenges am likely to be the po of acquiring and implementation of the HMIS project? (5 marks)