Data Dictionary Assignment

You are an RHIA who works in the information systems department. You have
extensive HIM experience as well as information system experience. You tend to
get projects related to HIM, including data collection and reporting, and your next
assignment is to create a data dictionary that will be used for data collection.
Your HIM background kicks in when you see the data quality issues in the
information you are provided, which are given in the table below. The requester
has told you that the information collected in the table will be used to create your
new computerized MPI. Each row indicates one field; the format column tells
how the data should be formatted and then number field is the number of
characters the field should allow.

Analyze the information to find possible problems with the way the field would be
entered into the system. Make recommendations on how to improve the
information, including missing data elements, inappropriate data elements, ways
to build quality into the system, ways to improve data collection, and so on.

Field Properties
Field Format Number of
Characters
Name FN MI LN (alpha) 25
Address Alpha 25
City, State, Zip Alphanumeric 25
Discharge Date Numeric 6
Admission Date Numeric 6
Discharge Disposition 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07,
20
2
Service Alpha 3
Date of Birth Numeric 6
Race b, w, h 2
Gender m, f, u 1

Type up your evaluation and submit for grading by attaching a file.

Grading:
Application of Data Quality Standards    20
Analysis of each field        20
Overall presentation         10
Total              50