Developing an Information/Data Quality Management Program

Facilitators: Andrea Lorette, Kait Greer, Sarah Giese, and Lisa Warkentin

Location: Room # 6-306

Pathway: Innovative Healthcare, Technology, and Data Quality 

Aim:
Introduce an approach to develop and implement information/data quality management programs, using quality improvement and evaluation methods in alignment with Canadian health information standards.

Description: 
In this half day workshop, participants will gain understanding and hands-on experience with a framework that combines information governance principles, the health information management lifecycle, information quality dimensions, evaluation tools, and quality improvement methods to develop an information/data quality management program aligned to objectives and priorities.

Learning Objectives: By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Explain what information governance is in healthcare
• Identify ways that health information standards, program evaluation, and information governance methods can be used to improve data quality
• Apply a variety of tools and methods to develop their own information/data quality management program/plan.