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Title

Data quality information and decision making: a healthcare case study

Author(s)

Kerr, Karolyn;  Norris, Tony;  Stockdale, Rosemary

Abstract

Defining data quality and realising the need for information that is free of defects and that possesses the right qualities for the task at hand remains a difficult issue. This is particularly so in the healthcare sector where the need for effective decision making is high. This case study addresses the development of a data quality evaluation framework for the NZ health sector. It discusses a data quality strategy that underpins the application of the framework and defines a vision for data quality management in the health sector. It discusses how the framework and strategy combine to increase intelligence density. A significant outcome from the case identified the difficulty of getting data users and managers at all levels to understand the imperative of data quality and accept responsibility for its improvement and maintenance. Recommendations for further research are made.

Publication type

Conference paper

Source

Proceedings of the 18th Australian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2007), Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 05-07 December 2007

Publication year

2007

Keyword(s)

Data quality;  Decision-making;  Healthcare;  Intelligence density

Publisher

Association for Information Systems

Publisher URL

http://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2007/98/

Copyright

Copyright © Karolyn Kerr, Tony Norris and Rosemary Stockdale 2007. The authors assign to ACIS and educational and non-profit institutions a non-exclusive licence to use this document for personal use and in courses of instruction provided that the article is used in full and this copyright statement is reproduced. The authors also grant a nonexclusive licence to ACIS to publish this document in full in the Conference Proceedings. Those documents may be published on the World Wide Web, CD-ROM, in printed form, and on mirror sites on the World Wide Web. Any other usage is prohibited without the express permission of the authors. The published version is reproduced in accordance with this policy.

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