“CMMI® Institute has announced public availability of the Patient Demographic Data Quality (PDDQ) framework, developed in partnership with the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Controller (ONC) for Health IT. The framework was created to improve patient safety by helping organizations accurately and consistently match patient data internally as well as between organizations…”
“The ONC Community of Practice analyzed available frameworks and selected the CMMI Institute’s Data Management Maturity (DMM)SM model as the baseline for developing the PDDQ framework of best practices…”
“The PDDQ framework contains practical best practices in 19 data management process areas designed to evaluate an organization’s strengths and gaps, and enables a clear formulation of needed quality improvements…provides a comprehensive evaluation of data management practices for patient data through all health care process areas, including registration, patient care, laboratory, pharmacy, claims and billing…”
Source: CMMI® Institute and The US Department of Health and Human Services Launch Framework to Address Patient Data – December 15, 2017, Business Wire. Read the full release here.
