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A2
TheTInternationalTClassificationTofTDiseasesTClinicalTModificationT(ICD10-CM),TisTa
standardizedTterminologyTthatTclassifiesTdiagnosesTandTotherTreasonsTforThealthcareTencounter
s.TICD10-CMTimprovesTdataTqualityTwithTalpha-
numericTcodesTthatTgroupTsimilarTdiagnosesTtogetherTandTallowTforTaThigherTlevelTofTspecific
ity.TForTexample,TinsteadTofTaTgeneralTcategoryTforTdiabetes,TthereTareTsubcategoriesTforTDiab
etesTtypeT1TtypeT2,TandTsoTon.TThisTimprovesTdataT qualityTbyTimprovingTtheTreportedTdata'sT
accuracyTandTspecificity.TAdditionally,TtheTspecificityTofTICD-
10CMTallowsTspecificTdiagnosesTtoTbeTtrackedTandTestablishTmoreTaccurateTtrendsTinTdisease
Tcauses,Ttreatments,TandTmortalityT(OachsTandTWatersT2020).
CurrentTProceduralTTerminologyT(CPT),TisTaTstandardizedTterminologyTthatTprovidesTaT
uniformTlanguageTthatTaccuratelyTdescribesTmedical,Tsurgical,TandTdiagnosticTprocedures.
CPTTimprovesTdataTqualityTbyTestablishingTaTuniformTlanguageTforTphysiciansTandTmedicalTp
rofessionalsTtoTtrackTandTanalyzeTdifferentTproceduresTorTdiagnosticTservices.TForTexample,TL
abTtestsTareTclassifiedTindividuallyTallowingTphysiciansTtoTtrackTtheTcausesTandTtreatmentsTofT
medicalTconditionsTbetterT(OachsTandTWatersT2020).
A3
DataTDictionariesTareToneTexampleTofThowTdataTqualityTrequirementsTmayTbeTusedTin
organizationalTpoliciesTorTprocesses.THIMTstaffTcanTuseTaTdataTdictionaryTtoTlookTupTterminol
ogyTorTprocessesTinTaTHealthTInformationT(HI)Tsystem.TForTexample,TaTdataTdictionaryTwould
TcontainTinformationTonThowTtoTaccessTregistriesTandTtermsTorTabbreviationsTrelatedTtoTtheTre
gistryTtheyTareTinterestedTinT(OachsTandTWaters,T2020).