Policies and procedures to inform data-related activities were developed by the NACHC Clinical Affairs team in partnership with other NACHC teams and external partners. These policies and procedures can be applied to any activities where data of any kind is received, collected, or generated, referred to as 'informatics work' hereinafter.
What Do We Mean by Does Data Governance Mean to NACHC?
There are many definitions of data governance. NACHC defines data governance as “a system for defining who within an organization has authority and control over data assets and how those data assets may be used.” Data governance can encompass:
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as a framework to guide the usability, integrity and security of data and to instill trust in the use of data and data-related sources across systems. At NACHC, the data governance infrastructure encompasses a decision-making body, rules (policies and procedures), decision rights (how we “decide how to decide”)
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, accountabilities
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, and enforcement methods for people and information systems as they perform information-related processes.
Our data governance infrastructure focuses on how NACHC uses processes, policies, procedures, and communication tools that ensure that data received from outside organizations and collected by NACHC is used to improve the health of individual patients and tell the health center story.
Data Governance CouncilDecision-Making
NACHC's use of data is overseen by a Data Governance Council ('GC'). The GC does not provide direct informatics project oversight, but does make recommendations and decisions about project participation, implementation, and the informatics architecture used to carry out informatics projects. A description of the NACHC data and informatics architecture is available here.
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