Geocoding coronial data: tools and techniques to improve data quality.

This article reports on research carried out in Australia at the National Coroners Information System (NCIS). Trends in the use of NCIS location-based data by researchers were identified. The research also aimed to establish the factors that impacted on the quality of geocoded data and the extent of this impact. A systematic analysis of the geocoding process identified source documentation, data cleaning, and software settings as key factors impacting on data quality. Understanding and application of these processes can improve data quality and therefore inform the analysis and interpretation of these data by researchers. PMID: 23087078 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Health Information Management Journal - Category: Health Management Tags: HIM J Source Type: research