A Harmonized Data Quality Assessment Terminology and Framework for the Secondary Use of Electronic Health Record Data

• Published in: EGEMS (Washington, DC) Vol. 4; no. 1; p. 1244
• Main Authors: Hamilton-Lopez, Marianne, Zozus, Meredith N, Weiskopf, Nicole G, Meeker, Daniella, Callahan, Tiffany J, Kahn, Michael G, Barnard, Juliana, Estiri, Hossein, Weng, Chunhua, Goerg, Carsten, Holve, Erin, Bauck, Alan E, Schilling, Lisa, Brown, Jeff, Davidson, Bruce N, Ryan, Patrick, Liaw, Siaw-Teng, Johnson, Steven G, Shang, Ning, Ong, Toan C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Electronic Data Methods Forum Community 11.09.2016; AcademyHealth
• Subjects: Informatics; Model/Framework; data use & quality; data completeness; electronic health records

Objective: Harmonized data quality (DQ) assessment terms, methods, and reporting practices can establish a common understanding of the strengths and limitations of electronic health record (EHR) data for operational analytics, quality improvement, and research. Existing published DQ terms were harmo...