LESSON 7 Flashcards
health providers such as doctors and nurses can use this information to make decision about patient care
Data
importance of data quality?
monitors diseases
informs health policy
plan services
undertake research
it is important that this data is of the _________ possible quality data to ensure is fit for purpose
highest
the need to be _______ and __________ so doctors could use this information
accurate and relavant
High quality data leads to __________ ; ________ leads to poor quality decisions
high quality decisions, poor quality data
it allows organization to identify any errs and put measures in place to prevent poor data quality in the future.
assessing data quality
to help health organizations check if their data is of good quality and is fit for purpose. _______ has developed a data quality framework
Ecua
Ecua’s data quality framework consists of 5 key components of data and information quality. What are they?
Accuracy and reliability, relevance, coherence and comparability, timeliness and punctuality and accessibility and clarity
it is under the Ecua’s data quality framework, where laboratory results are timely the doctors can swiftly make decision how best to treat a patient.
Timeliness and punctuality
is collected with a reasonable agreed time period after the activity that it measures.
timely data
it is under the Ecua’s data quality framework where laboratory results can be easily obtained clear and understandable the doctor can efficiently assess and diagnose a patient.
accessibility and clarity
under Ecua’s data quality framwork where they are easily obtainable and presented in a way that can be understood
accessibility and clarity
under the ecua’s data quality framework , it is when the doctor has arrived information from the laboratory, the doctor can effectively diagnose the patients condition and knows best how to treat the patient
relevance
under the ecua’s data quality framwork where it meets the current and potential future needs of users.
relevance
under the ecua’s data quality frameworkif the doctor was to receive the same test results from two different laboratories the result should be consistent and reported in the same way for ease of interoperability.
coherence and comparability