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Table 4 Data quality

From: Influence of data quality on computed Dutch hospital quality indicators: a case study in colorectal cancer surgery

Item

Completeness DSCA

Completeness EMR

Correctness

Operation date

100% (75)

100% (75)

100% (75)

Year of birth

100% (75)

100% (75)

100% (75)

Procedure

100% (75)

100% (75)

97% (73/75)

Operation urgency

100% (75)

100% (75)

95% (71/75)

Primary location/Diagnosis

100% (75)

100% (75)

91% (68/75)

cT score

39% (29)

0% (unavailable)

-

pN stage

100% (75)

0% (unavailable)

-

pM stage

100% (75)

0% (unavailable)

-

Examined lymph nodes

99% (74)

0% (unavailable)

-

Circumferential margin

24% (18)

0% (unavailable)

-

[Colonoscopy]

[100% (75)]

[80% (60)]

83% (50/60)

[Chemotherapy/Medication]

[99% (74)]

[97% (73)]

21% (15/73)

[Meeting date]

[85% (64)]

[79% (59)]

98% (57/58)

[Radiotherapy start date]

[33% (25)]

[24% (18)]

100% (18/18)

Average of available items

86%

50%

87%

  1. Elements enclosed by square brackets are not supposed to be available for each patient.