▁and ▁contains ▁selected ▁data ▁elements ▁to ▁aid ▁non ▁clin ical ▁persons ▁in ▁supporting , ▁evalu ating ▁and ▁adv ancing ▁patient ▁care . ▁ ▁Pat ient ▁care ▁support ▁refers ▁to ▁administration , ▁reg ulation , ▁and ▁payment ▁functions . ▁ ▁Pract ices ▁ ▁Method s ▁to ▁ensure ▁Data ▁Qu ality ▁The ▁accuracy ▁of ▁data ▁depends ▁on ▁the ▁manual ▁or ▁computer ▁information ▁system ▁design ▁for ▁collect ing , ▁recording , ▁storing , ▁processing , ▁accessing ▁and ▁displaying ▁data ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁ability ▁and ▁follow - ▁through ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁involved ▁in ▁each ▁phase ▁of ▁these ▁activities . ▁Every one ▁involved ▁with ▁document ing ▁or ▁using ▁health ▁information ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁its ▁quality . ▁According ▁to ▁A H IMA ' s ▁Data ▁Qu ality ▁Management ▁Model , ▁there ▁are ▁four ▁key ▁processes ▁for ▁data : ▁ ▁Application : ▁the ▁purpose ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁data ▁are ▁collected . ▁Collection : ▁the ▁processes ▁by ▁which ▁data ▁elements ▁are ▁accum ulated . ▁W are h ous ing : ▁the ▁processes ▁and ▁systems ▁used ▁to ▁store ▁and ▁maintain ▁data ▁and ▁data ▁journ als . ▁Analysis : ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁transl ating ▁data ▁into ▁information ▁util ized ▁for ▁an ▁application . ▁ ▁Each ▁aspect ▁is ▁analyz ed ▁with ▁ 1 0 ▁different ▁data ▁characteristics : ▁ ▁Acc ur acy : ▁Data ▁are ▁the ▁correct ▁values ▁and ▁are ▁valid . ▁Access ibility : ▁Data ▁items ▁should ▁be ▁easily ▁obtain able ▁and ▁legal ▁to ▁collect . ▁Com pre hens iveness : ▁All ▁required ▁data ▁items ▁are ▁included . ▁Ens ure ▁that ▁the