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SynthesisJournal of medical Internet research2025

Challenges for Data Quality in the Clinical Data Life Cycle: Systematic Review.

Doyeon An, Minsik Lim, Suehyun Lee

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Synthesis in Journal of medical Internet research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Doyeon AnDepartment of IT Convergence, Graduate School, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7331-5404
Minsik LimDepartment of IT Convergence, Graduate School, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0009-3834-091X
Suehyun LeeDepartment of Computer Engineering, College of IT Convergence, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0651-6481

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundElectronic health record (EHR) data are anticipated to inform the development of health policy systems across countries and furnish valuable insights for the advancement of health and medical technology. As the current paradigm of clinical research is shifting toward data centricity, the utilization of health care data is increasingly emphasized.

objectiveWe aimed to review the literature on clinical data quality management and define a process for ensuring the quality management of clinical data, especially in the secondary utilization of data.

methodsA systematic review of PubMed articles from 2010 to October 2023 was conducted. A total of 82,346 articles were retrieved and screened based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, narrowing the number of articles to 851 after title and abstract review. Articles focusing on clinical data quality management life cycles, assessment methods, and tools were selected.

resultsWe reviewed 105 papers describing the clinical data quality management process. This process is based on a 4-stage life cycle: planning, construction, operation, and utilization. The most frequently used dimensions were completeness, plausibility, concordance, security, currency, and interoperability.

conclusionsGiven the importance of the secondary use of EHR data, standardized quality control methods and automation are necessary. This study proposes a process to standardize data quality management and develop a data quality assessment system.

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Data AccuracyElectronic Health RecordsHumansclinical research informaticsdata accuracydata qualityelectronic health recordsframeworksquality of health care

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PMID40266662
PMCPMC12059509

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