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Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Data Science
  • Biomedical Research

Background:

  • Assessing healthcare data quality is challenging, requiring appropriate measurement methods (MM) and result evaluation.
  • Existing methods often lack interoperability and formalized knowledge governance for data quality (DQ) assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present an interoperable DQ assessment method that formalizes MMs using standardized definitions.
  • To support collaborative governance of DQ assessment knowledge, guiding the selection and application of MMs.
  • To provide a flexible, knowledge-based approach for DQ assessment in healthcare.

Main Methods:

  • Described a novel DQ assessment method, exemplified by a study on kidney transplant biomarkers.
  • Utilized the open-source tool openCQA, implemented with openEHR specifications.
  • Employed git and openEHR clinical information models for collaborative DQ knowledge governance.

Main Results:

  • The method demonstrated satisfactory practicability in a real-world healthcare dataset.
  • The application produced valuable results for DQ assessment in the context of kidney transplant research.
  • The open-source implementation facilitated the practical application of the DQ assessment concepts.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides applicable concepts and a tested open-source implementation for interoperable, knowledge-based DQ assessment.
  • The method addresses flexible, task- and domain-specific requirements in healthcare data quality.
  • This work contributes to advancing collaborative governance and standardization in healthcare DQ assessment.