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Data Quality Guide

The Queensland General Practice Network and Medicare Local Data Quality Guide is to assist General Practice Networks and Medicare Locals to work with practices to improve the quality of data collected.

The Data Quality Guide is divided into two parts:

Part A: Data Quality Fundamentals


Part B: Data Quality Tools

If you think an effective data quality tool is missing from the list below please email the details to David Millichap, Senior Program Leader at dmillichap@gpqld.com.au.

Eight Essentials for improving Data Quality

  1. Relationship Management
  2. Leadership & Change Management
  3. Data Collection & Cleaning
  4. Training
  5. Communication
  6. Creating, validating & maintaining registers
  7. Practice/Population Health Planning
  8. Feedback


1. Relationship Management


2. Leadership & Change Management


3. Data Collection & Cleaning


4: Training


5: Communication


6. Creating, validating & maintaining registers


7. Practice/Population Health Planning


8. Feedback


General Tools


 Websites


Textbooks

  • Langley et al (2009). The Improvement Guide: A Practical Approach to Enhancing Organizational Performance


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