Open AccessData dictionaries – what do they have to do with public health?
Author(s) -
Egailva,
Bruinsma Fiona
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.946
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1753-6405
pISSN - 1326-0200
DOI - 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00231.x
Subject(s) - welfare , public health , affect (linguistics) , health records , health professionals , business , health data , electronic health record , electronic database , data science , internet privacy , computer science , database , medicine , political science , health care , nursing , psychology , economic growth , economics , communication , law
While various types of technologies continue to diffuse throughout the health and welfare sectors, there is one in particular that is ubiquitous – the electronic database. Large databases are generally designed by information technology professionals with input from the health or welfare professional. However, whether large or small, an electronic database must have a data dictionary that is current and ideally derived from standards. This will avoid ambiguities and time consuming efforts which affect on precious resources.