1 Scope
The purpose of this document is to define objective, reliable and reproducible quality metrics for detailed clinical models ( DCM ).
This document specifies the principal metrics which are necessary and sufficient to evaluate DCMs .
The intended audiences of this document are:
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DCM developers, all users of information represented using DCMs , and evaluators of DCM quality ;
— clinical and IT professionals of healthcare institutions;
— technical staff in the healthcare technology industry;
— experts involved in standards development;
— national and regional healthcare information technology leadership including certification
bodies.
This document defines a set of quality metrics required to evaluate DCMs objectively. These quality metrics can be used to support rational decision making by