Data Quality Managment

Characteristics of Data Quality

1.Data Accuracy 2.Data Accessibility 3.Data Comprehensiveness 4. Data Consistency 5.Data Currency 6.Data Definition 7.Data Granularity 8.Data Precision 9.Data Relevancy 10. Data Timeliness

Data Precision

Data values should be strictly stated to support the purpose

Data Granularity

The level of detail at which the attributes and values of healthcare data are defined

Data Definition

The specific meaning of a healthcare-related data element

Data Accessibility

are easily obtainable and legal to access

Data Timeliness

data quality that involves whether the data is up-to-date and available within a useful time frame; timeliness

Data Comprehensiveness

ensures that the entire scope of the data is collected with intentional limitations documented

Data Currency

which data are up-to-date

Data Relevancy

which healthcare-related data are useful for the purposes for which they were collected

Data Accuracy

which the data are free of identifiable errors

Data Consistency

which the healthcare data are reliable and the same across applications