review these data items. Interpretability High High refers to the Ease of Current sources of availability of interpretability nKPI interpretability information to may have a information for health help provide bearing on services and other insight into the levels of nKPI stakeholders are: data. take up and The AIHW Information local use METeOR available which within health specification for could assist services for the nKPIs interpretation quality may include the The AIHW improvement variables used, national nKPI the availability of report (the first metadata, national report is including scheduled for concepts, publication in May classifications, 2014) and measures of In addition, accuracy. participating health services receive a report prepared by the AIHW following the acceptance of their data for each six monthly collection. Accessibility Accessibility High Medium refers to the If data cannot Relevant aspects ease of access to be readily include: data by users, accessed by The ability of including the authorised health services to ease with which its value view and retrieve the existence of may be their own information can reduced submitted data be ascertained, through as well as the OCHREStreams suitability of the form or medium The ability of through which health services to information can initiate, respond be accessed. to requests for,
review these data items. Interpretability refers to the availability of information to help provide insight into the data. Information available which could assist interpretation may include the variables used, the availability of metadata, including concepts, classifications, and measures of accuracy. High Ease of interpretability may have a bearing on levels of nKPI take up and local use within health services for quality improvement High Current sources of nKPI interpretability information for health services and other stakeholders are: The AIHW METeOR specification for the nKPIs The AIHW national nKPI report (the first national report is scheduled for publication in May 2014) In addition, participating health services receive a report prepared by the AIHW following the acceptance of their data for each six monthly collection. Accessibility Accessibility refers to the ease of access to data by users, including the ease with which the existence of information can be ascertained, as well as the suitability of the form or medium through which information can be accessed. High If data cannot be readily accessed by authorised its value may be reduced Medium Relevant aspects include: The ability of health services to view and retrieve their own submitted data through OCHREStreams The ability of health services to initiate, respond to requests for,
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