▁entire ▁scope ▁of ▁the ▁data ▁is ▁collected ▁and ▁document ▁intent ional ▁limitations . ▁Cons ist ency : ▁The ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁data ▁should ▁be ▁reliable ▁and ▁the ▁same ▁across ▁applications . ▁C urrency : ▁The ▁data ▁should ▁be ▁up ▁to ▁date . ▁A ▁dat um ▁value ▁is ▁up ▁to ▁date ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁current ▁for ▁a ▁specific ▁point ▁in ▁time . ▁It ▁is ▁out date ▁if ▁it ▁was ▁current ▁at ▁some ▁preceding ▁time ▁yet ▁incorrect ▁at ▁a ▁later ▁time . ▁Definition : ▁Clear ▁definitions ▁should ▁be ▁provided ▁so ▁that ▁current ▁and ▁future ▁data ▁users ▁will ▁know ▁what ▁the ▁data ▁mean . ▁Each ▁data ▁element ▁should ▁have ▁clear ▁meaning ▁and ▁acceptable ▁values . ▁Gran ular ity : ▁The ▁attributes ▁and ▁values ▁of ▁data ▁should ▁be ▁defined ▁at ▁the ▁correct ▁level ▁of ▁detail . ▁P rec ision : ▁Data ▁values ▁should ▁be ▁just ▁large ▁enough ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁application ▁or ▁process . ▁Re lev ancy : ▁The ▁data ▁are ▁meaning ful ▁to ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁process ▁or ▁application ▁for ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁collected . ▁Tim el iness : ▁Tim el iness ▁is ▁determined ▁by ▁how ▁the ▁data ▁are ▁being ▁used ▁and ▁their ▁context . ▁ ▁Health ▁information ▁profession als ▁H IM ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁broad ▁and ▁successful ▁field ▁for ▁health ▁care ▁profession als . ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁career ▁opportun ities ▁in ▁Health ▁Information ▁Management ▁and ▁many ▁different ▁traditional ▁and ▁non - trad itional ▁settings ▁for ▁an ▁H IM ▁professional ▁to ▁work ▁within . ▁ ▁Trad itional ▁settings ▁include : ▁Man aging ▁an ▁H IM