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The poor quality of organizational data is a growing concern, one that is affecting all industries. In health care, this issue is particularly salient. Data are no longer used for only internal purposes; healthcare organizations now depend on externally generated data for clinical decision making, quality assurance, cost and utilization analysis, and benchmarking.
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Carter, W., Fodor, C. (2001). Data Quality Case Study. In: Ramsaroop, P., Ball, M.J., Beaulieu, D., Douglas, J.V. (eds) Advancing Federal Sector Health Care. Health Informatics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3439-3_15
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