This paper discusses the topic of data quality, which concerns the global research and business community and constitutes a challenging task. The data quality prerequisite becomes even more critical when it pertains to critical and sensitive data, such as the healthcare domain data. To begin with, the paper outlines the basic definitions and concepts of data quality and its dimensions. The related research work on data quality assessment is presented and our approach for data quality assurance is introduced. This approach is implemented in our designed cloud platform, called MODELHealth, which is intended for supporting clinical work and administrative decision-making process.
Keywords: data quality; ehr; health data; quality assurance.