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. 2022 Dec 6;24(12):e41889. doi: 10.2196/41889

Table 3.

Clinical information quality framework for digital health.

Dimension Description
Informativeness (the usefulness of digital information for clinical purposes)

Accuracy The extent to which information is accurate.
Completeness The extent to which no required information is missing.
Interpretability The extent to which information can be interpreted.
Plausibility The extent to which information makes sense based on clinical knowledge.
Trustworthiness The extent to which the source of information is trustworthy and verifiable.
Relevance The extent to which information is useful for patient care.
Availability (the functionality of the system holding clinical information)

Accessibility The extent to which information is accessible.
Portability The extent to which information can be moved or transferred between different systems.
Searchability The extent to which needed information can be found.
Security The extent to which information is protected from unauthorized access, corruption, and damage.
Timeliness The extent to which information is up-to-date.
Usability (the ease of use of clinical information)

Conformance The extent to which information is presented in a format that complies with institutional, national, or international standards.
Consistency of presentation The extent to which presentation of information adheres to the same set of institutional, national, or international standards.
Maintainability The extent to which information can be maintained (eg, modified, corrected, updated, adapted, and upgraded) to achieve intended improvement.