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Table 2.

Data quality dimensions from the literature of computer science and healthcare.

Strong, Lee, and Wang (1997) Kerr (2006) AHIMA (2007) CIHI (2009)
Intrinsic Data Quality

  • - Believability

  • - Accuracy

  • - Objectivity

  • - Reputation

  • - Security and privacy

Contextual Data Quality

  • - Value-added- Relevancy

  • - Timeliness

  • - Completeness

  • - Appropriate amount

Representational Data Quality

  • - Interpretability

  • - Ease of understanding

  • - Representational consistency

  • - Concise representation

Accessibility Data Quality

  • - Accessibility

  • - Access security

  • Accuracy

  • Timeliness

  • Comparability

  • Usability

  • Relevance

  • Privacy and Security

  • Accessibility

  • Accuracy

  • Consistency

  • Comprehensiveness

  • Currency

  • Definition

  • Granularity

  • Relevancy

  • Precision

  • Timeliness

  • Accuracy

  • Timeliness

  • Comparability

  • Usability

  • Relevance

Abbreviations: AHIMA: American Health Information Management Society

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information