Managing clinical data in an electronic environment.
Clinical data has moved to the forefront as a valuable resource to enhance patient care and measure organizational performance. These data, most of which is now captured electronically, must be assessed for value and appropriateness. This article examines a data quality management model and its use in the initiation of computerized patient record (CPR) projects.
Moczygemba
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Health Information Management Program, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA.
Hewitt
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D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management / Q000592:standards*; D008331:Management Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011786:Quality Control; D014481:United States