Data Quality Action Team

Short Term Goals(within 6 months)

Short Term Goals Ensure access to exact duplicate of the entire NPIRS

production database Take the first steps in implementing a true data

warehouse/data mart design Inventory and improve NPIRS documentation Complete an inventory all NPIRS data Implement a process for producing and iteratively

improving user pop reports Implement an open, web-based system for

communicating DQA Team activities to all Coordinate with related ongoing data initiatives

NPIRS Access DQA Team can access and evaluate

existing NPIRS data and DB structures. Users can access, evaluate, and use

existing NPIRS data.

Implement Data Warehouse Data to be collected, stored, and

archived exactly as it is first received. Analyze raw data and provide information

back to Areas and SUs about their data. All national uses of data (NPIRS, ORYX,

Diabetes and Epi Programs, etc.) are separate applications or data marts

Areas can become a “data mart” and use this system to help provide an Area database.

Improve Documentation Database structures and relationships Production processes Standard report processes Data archive processes Handling of other, special requests User as well as technical level

Complete a Data Inventory Inventory current and historical data in

its raw (i.e., export file) and processed (i.e., DB2 production database) format

Primary focus on data needed for FY99 and beyond user counts

Identify locations, formats, available backups

Improve User Pop Reports Create a process for timely production

and iterative improvements Versioned plan Initially focus on aspects of workload

reporting that affect user pops. Implement process to document and

manage interface between NPIRS and program officials (OPH/OPS, Area stat officers).

Full Communication Web-based project plan, task lists,

reporting mechanisms, etc. Informational slide sets Inform various customer groups about

the availability of this information.

Coordinate with Existing Initiatives This initiative must coordinate with but does

not subsume other, important ongoing ITSC initiatives, e.g.,

MPI Data transport Data needs SSA verification PCC+ HCFA data projects

etc.

Coordinate with Existing Initiatives Or other related IHS initiatives, e.g.,

Statistical officer workgroups GPRA ORYX Diabetes data initiatives Epi data projects

etc.

Wish us luck!