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Measuring Disparities in Information Capture Timeliness Across Healthcare Settings: Effects on Data Quality
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The emergence of evidence-based medicine in the United States has created an industry-wide environment where the quality of data maintained by healthcare organizations is becoming a critical factor in the delivery of medical care. Such a transition necessitates a corresponding need for consistent data collection and maintenance methods. In this study results of a national survey of health information managers were used to assess prevalence of a standard data quality practice, the adoption of policies related to timeliness of data capture. Findings from this survey show that, on a national level, only a slight majority of respondents indicated adoption of timeliness policies. About 61% of respondents indicate they have policies and procedures addressing data timeliness, although persistent patterns of nonadoption were found. We examine how the timeliness of data collection might serve as part of an overall data collection strategy that managers can employ to improve the quality of their information.
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Data Quality in the Age of AI: A Review of Governance, Ethics, and the FAIR Principles
Guillen-Aguinaga, M., Aguinaga-Ontoso, E., Guillen-Aguinaga, L., Guillen-Grima, F., & Aguinaga-Ontoso, I. (2025) · Data · doi:10.3390/data10120201 · Cited by 37
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- Authors
- Lorence, D.
- Affiliations
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lorence, Daniel
- Venue
- Journal of Medical Systems
- Published
- 2003-10
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 425-433
- ISSN
- 0148-5598 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-689X
- OpenAlex
- W1544374119
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 2
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Medical Systems (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Medical Coding and Health Information
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Electronic Health Records Systems
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Data Quality and Management
- Keywords
- data timeliness, data quality, health information management, data capture, health data collection, health information managers, evidence-based medicine
- MeSH terms
- Data Collection, Forms and Records Control, Health Facilities, Humans, Information Systems, Medical Record Administrators, Time, United States, Organizational Policy, Medical Records Systems, Computerized, Information Management, Health Care Surveys, Health Care Sector
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