Lesson 8: HMIS Data Quality

Question 1

the overall utility of a datasets as a function of its ability to be processed easily and analyzed for a database, data warehouse, or data analytics system

Answer 1

data quality

Question 2

what are the aspects of data quality?

Answer 2

accuracy
completeness
update status
relevance
consistency
reliability
appropriate presentation
accessibility

Question 3

it can be done to raise the quality of available data

Answer 3

data cleansing

Question 4

true or false: having the data means that the data is useful and consistent

Answer 4

true

Question 5

a tool that allows the use of small random samples to distinguish between different groups of data elements with high and low data quality

Answer 5

lot quality assessment sampling (LQAS)

Question 6

a simplified version of tool of the data quality which allows programs and projects to verify and assess the quality of their reported data.

Answer 6

routine date quality assessment (RDQA)

Question 7

it aims to strengthen their data management and reporting systems.

Answer 7

routine data quality assessment (RDQA)

Question 8

a project management tool that shows how a project will evolve at a higher level.

Answer 8

implementation plan

Question 9

it helps ensure that a development team is working to deliver and complete tasks on time

Answer 9

implementation plan

Question 10

what are the key components in an implementation plan?

Answer 10

1. define goals/ objectives
2. schedule milestones
3. allocate resources
4. designate team member responsibilities
5. define metrics for success

Question 11

answers the question “what do you want to accomplish?”

Answer 11

define goal/objectives

Question 13

it outlines the high level schedule in the implementation phase.

Answer 13

schedules milestones

Question 14

it determines whether you have a sufficient resources, and decide how you will procure what is missing

Answer 14

allocate resources

Question 15

it creates a general team plan with overall roles that each member will play

Answer 15

designate team member responsibilities

Question 16

how will you determine if you have achieved your goal?

Answer 16

define metrics for success

Question 17

it analyzes information and identifies incomplete or incorrect data

Answer 17

data quality tool

Question 18

it refers to the decomposition of fields into component and formatting the values into consistent layouts based on industry standards and patterns and user-defined business rules

Answer 18

parsing and standardization

Question 19

it means the modification of data values to meet domain restrictions, constraints on integrity, or other rules that define data quality as sufficient for the organozation

Answer 19

generalized cleansing

Question 20

is the identification and merging related entries within or across data sets

Answer 20

matching

Question 21

is the deployment of controls to ensure conformity of data to business rules set by the organization

Answer 21

monitoring

Question 22

it is enhancing the value of the data by using related attributes from external sources such as consumer demographics attributes or geographic descriptions

Answer 22

enrichment

Question 23

a class of problem-solving methods aimed at identifying the root causes of the problems or events instead of simply addressing the obvious symptopms

Answer 23

root cause analysis

Question 24

a system failure may take place in varying modes, and a well-known techniques used to identify these modes

Answer 24

failure mode and effects analysis

Question 25

a technique that does not only work for a clever kid wanting to get his or her way but can also help in identifying the root causes of a problem

Answer 25

five whys analysis

Question 26

what are the techniques in root cause analysis?

Answer 26

1. ask why 5 times
2. current reality tree
3. fishbone or ishikawa or cause and effect diagrams
4. kepner-tregoe technique
5. RPR problem diagnosis
6. Pareto analysis
7. Failure mode and effects analysis
8. Fault tree analysis

Question 27

RPR stands for:

Answer 27

rapid problem resolutions

Question 28

what are the 3 phases in RPR problem diagnosis

Answer 28

discover
investigate
fix

Question 29

this is where designated workers gather data and analyze their findings

Answer 29

discover

Question 30

team members come up with a diagnostic plan and carefully analyze the diagnostic data to identify the root cause

Answer 30

investigate

Question 31

the problem is fixed and continuously being monitored to double check if the correct root cause was determined.

Answer 31

fix