Use and Maintenance of a Data Dictionary,

Abstract

The Health Insurance Study (HIS) is a complex multi-yeared longitudinal study of the role of health insurance in the utilization of health care services. As part of this study, a large data base is being constructed using information gathered by numerous data collection documents. Because of the nature and size of the data base, it is important that a systematized archive be maintained which presents an overview of the data contained in the data files. Central to this archive is the Data Element Dictionary providing a formal reference point for the proper usage, meaning and manipulation of the data elements. This paper presents a discussion of the role of the Data Element DIctionary in the HIS Information SYstem. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA022185

Entities

People

  • Beatrice Yormark
  • William C. Dunn

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Databases
  • Dictionaries
  • Health Care
  • Information Systems
  • Insurance
  • Maintenance

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Computational Linguistics
  • Systems Analysis and Design
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