Tag: Data quality

April 6, 2020

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the need for longitudinal health data and interoperability have never been greater. Providers need access to the full picture of every patient they treat, and epidemiologists need to consolidate data from multiple sources to track the […]

January 10, 2020

The Food and Drug Administration is looking for public input on the agency’s efforts to modernize its data strategy, including approaches to quality, stewardship, exchange and analytics. The FDA announced that it will conduct a public meeting on March 27 […]

August 22, 2018

The federal government’s efforts to combat Medicaid fraud and overpayments, which totaled nearly $37 billion in fiscal year 2017, must be strengthened by improving its data oversight system. That’s the message that the Government Accountability Office and lawmakers delivered on […]

January 9, 2018

While nearly all states are now reporting to a national repository for Medicaid data, the data are not sufficient to provide effective oversight of the program, according to a new audit by the Government Accountability Office. Data from the Transformed […]

July 26, 2017

Bad habits could jeopardize physician-patient relationships and cause safety concerns. Computer manners matter Physicians who get preoccupied with entering data into an electronic health record during a patient visit can hurt the doctor-patient relationship and potentially endanger patients, contends Richard […]

December 14, 2016

In 2016, initiatives such as population health management and value-based care took form, with a particular emphasis on data analytics capabilities. However, many organizations are struggling to leverage analytics tools to their full capacity. According to a recent KPMG study, […]

November 2, 2016

A majority of business leaders believe in the value of using data and analytics to drive decisions in their organization, but say they lack confidence in their ability to measure the effectiveness and impact of data and analytics. Further, they […]

July 28, 2016

Data quality issues continue to plague the large majority of organizations, according to a new report from research firm TDWI. The study found that 86 percent of the 411 organizations it surveyed are not fully satisfied with the quality of […]