Maddie Bishop-Harris / Wednesday, April 30, 2025 / Categories: Health IT Enabled QI, Communicating with Data, Validating Data Accuracy, Health IT & QI Workforce, Onboarding, Professional Development, Using Data for PHM and SDH, Data Demonstrating Health Center Value, Video Library The Importance of Data Creators Created by the HITEQ Center, April 2025 Data plays a crucial role in a health center’s day-to-day operations and in meeting external reporting requirements, like the annual Uniform Data System (UDS) report. While the Quality team is often responsible for maintaining and reporting this data, it’s created by a wide range of clinical support staff—medical assistants, nurses, front desk teams, and even call center employees. This video helps to build a culture of shared responsibility by providing an introduction for clinical support staff into why complete and timely data collection matters, and how everyone plays a part in making sure the data is accurate. An accessible version of the video is linked below under "Resource Links". Previous Article Telehealth Strategies and Resources for Serving Patients with Limited English Proficiency Next Article Training Programs in Health IT at Colleges Print 159 Tags: data specialistData Teamdata-driven quality improvementdata collectiondata-drivendata qualitydata driven culturedata creationdata creator Documents to download Data Creators Video Transcript(.pdf, 130.44 KB) - 51 download(s) PDF file uploaded April 2025 Data Creators Accessible Video Transcript(.pdf, 140.06 KB) - 52 download(s) PDF file uploaded April 2025 Resource Links [ACCESSIBLE] Data Creators: The Importance of Complete and Timely Data CollectionLink to the accessible version of the Data Creators Video Related Resources Learning to Love your Data Health Center Dashboard Design Guide On the Horizon: UDS+ and Race, Ethnicity, and Language Collection Learning to Love Your Data: Health Center Data for Everyone - Session 3 - Data Governance and Literacy Performance Measure Data Definition Worksheet