HT1000: Intro to HIM / Healthcare LP2.1 Assignment Worksheet Health Data Quality Characteristics Quality Attribute Accuracy Accessibility Definition Component of data quality that determines if information present is correct The level of entry or use of a certain system in any organization Example Correct date of birth for patient Accessible maternity care for all pregnant women Thoroughly understanding with one's mind, or having an intense mental range or grasp Understanding the insurance cover Lack of change or deviation Taking the dose in a uniform manner Giving up to date data The diagnosis were up to date The degree of distinctness in outline of an object, image, or sound Clear distinctness is required to determine which type of cancer a patient is suffering from Granularity The characteristics and principles of data should be defined at the correct level of detail All finding of cancer patients should be granular Precision The data values given should be large enough to support the application Precision values data are required so as to continue with the polio vaccination Providing meaningful data to the performance of the application The HIV/ aids team gave relevant data to the government Comprehensivenes s Consistency Currency Definition Relevancy Timeliness Usually determined by how the data is being used and its context The cancer data was used timeliness by the world health organization