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