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Data Quality-HIT
The Ten Charactaristics of Data Quality
Term | Definition |
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Data Accuracy | Data should represent what was intended or defined by the original source of the data |
Data Accessibility | Every health records system should allow 24/7 access to authorized users regardless of the format in which the records are stored |
Data Comprehensiveness | All required data elements should be included in the health record, rendering the record complete. |
Data Consistency | Reliable data DOES NOT CHANGE, no matter how many times or in how many ways they are stored, processed, or displayed |
Data Currency | Healthcare data should be up-to-date |
Data Timeliness | Data should be recorded at or near the time of the event, observation, or service |
Data Granularity | The data in a health record must be defined in a way that is appropriate for the intended use |
Data Precision | Acceptable data values or range of values much be precisely defined for each data element, (the expected value) |
Data Relevancy | Data must be useful |
Data Quality Management Model | Data Application: the purposes of data collection Data Collection: The processes of data collection Data Warehousing: How data is archived Data Analysis: How data is analyzed and shared |