In preparation for conversion to a computerized patient record, a committee at your facility is defining each of the data elements in a patient record to determine which elements should be required and to set parameters for each element. The committee is working on the data

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The committee is working on defining the data elements, which involves creating a dictionary of all the data elements in the patient record. The other options may be important considerations in this process, but they are not directly related to defining the data elements. Data edits relate to how the data is entered or validated, reasonableness relates to ensuring that the data is appropriate or consistent, and feasibility relates to whether the system can actually capture and store the data.

In Preparation for Conversion to a Computerized Patient Record, a Committee