Maplewood B (Crowne Plaza Ravinia)
Monday, October 27, 2003: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM

B4: Designing Multi-Faceted Data Quality Initiatives

This session will look at different methods for measuring data quality. It will describe data quality strategies used by Oregon and New York which helped to validate the accuracy of immunization records. It will identify indicators of data quality, such as timelines and accuracy measures.
Learning Objectives: Describe practical approaches to measuring the quality of data in your registry, and involving participating providers in data quality improvement initiatives.

Moderator:Angela Salazar
3:30 PM Introductory Remarks
3:45 PM Discussion
4:00 PM 3878Data Quality Indicators, Methods, and Improvement Plans
Diana Bartlett, Janet Kelly, Dontanette Cohill
4:15 PM 3730Validating Registry Data
Donald Dumont, Deborah Sherris
4:30 PM 3736Data Quality at the Provider's Site
Susan Maute, Katie Reed, Sheila M Allard, Jim Romano, John Bailey

The 2003 Immunization Registry Conference (October 27-29, 2003) of CDC