Data - correct answer Must be accurate, timely, and complete
Primary Data Source - correct answer -Comes directly from original data source
-Health
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-Highest quality of data will always come from the primary source
Ex: Patient talking about symptoms or reason for coming to HC facililty
Secondary Data Source - correct answer -Are derived from the primary data source, such as health record
-Includes indices, registries, and other databases
Registry - correct answer Collection of care info related to a specific disease, condition, or procedure that makes health record info available for analysis and comparison
Secondary Data - correct answer Are typically used to conduct research, address population health issues, and for administrative purposes such as monitoring for possible fraud.
Screen Design - correct answer -Clear design assists users with data entry
-Poor design can confuse users
-Important part of data quality as it influences data capture
Data Capture - correct answer -Process of recording HC related data in a health record system or clinical database
-Poor data capture results in poor quality of care and poor business decisions
-HC practitioners who input data are responsible for quality of data
Ex: Weight entered incorrectly= improper dose of medicine.
Garbage In, Garbage Out (GIGO) - correct answer -Applicable to documentation of HC data
-Number of ways that data are captured to help prevent the "garbage":
Direct Data Entry
Template-Based Data Entry
Speech Recognition
Natural Language Processing
Direct Data Entry - correct answer -Manual Data Entry Methods:
Keyboard
Mouse
Other devices
-Field types contribute to Data Quality:
Limiting number of choices
Limiting the appropriate entries
Further specifying the data required
Hot Spots - correct answer -Many vendors use hot spots in software applications to make the data fields as user friendly as possible
-Type of message that is triggered when the cursor is placed on top of data field
-Help message is displayed by hot spot is specific for the data field.
-Valid entries, number of characters, and other attributes are controlled by the data dictionary
-Field types are selected based on the type of data collected and the flexibility of data entry required.
-Field type also depends on whether or not structured or unstructured data are needed.
Ex: Cursor changes to hand when other choices are available
Structured Data Fields - correct answer -Guide the user during the data entry process, limiting what a user can enter into the field.
-Includes:
Radio buttons: effective/efficient methods for data capture
Drop-down boxes: Numeric field
Check boxes and more: Date/Time Field, Autonumbering
-Examples located near a data field to show the user a suggested response format for a data field
Ex: A question mark by field that when clicked, tells the user more about data should be entered and in what format.
Unstructured Data Fields - correct answer -Use data elements that allow for free-text entry [Show Less]