Suppose you work at a large regional health care provider. The CIO of the company has asked you to gather data about the organization’s operations.

More specifically, the CIO wants to more carefully track supplies and equipment at hospitals and clinics within the organization. The problem is, few of the health care workers are interested in giving you that information. They don’t want management interfering with their patient care. They worry that management will start reducing their supplies if they think they have too many of certain items. Then, when they need these items the most, they’ll run short of essential supplies!

a. Describe why it’s important in this case to gather accurate information.

b. Describe why it’s important in this case to gather timely information.

c. Describe why it’s important in this case to gather relevant information.

d. Describe why it’s important in this case to gather information worth its cost.