A New Paradigm to Analyze Data Completeness of Patient Data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a need to develop a tool that will measure data completeness of patient records using sophisticated statistical metrics. Patient data integrity is important in providing timely and appropriate care. Completeness is an important step, with an emphasis on understanding the complex relationships between data fields and their relative importance in delivering care. This tool will not only help understand where data problems are but also help uncover the underlying issues behind them.

Objectives

Develop a tool that can be used alongside a variety of health care database software packages to determine the completeness of individual patient records as well as aggregate patient records across health care centers and subpopulations.

Methods

The methodology

SUBMITTER: Nasir A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5052547 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature