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Five Reporting Checks for Routinely Collected Health Data

Report the data’s provenance, custodians, access conditions, and permissions.

Describe every linkage step and how linkage quality was inspected.

Show the extent and handling of missing data.

Define each variable and report how its measurement was validated.

Document the analysis code or workflow; RECORD is a reporting baseline for transparency, not a guarantee that the data, linkage, measures, or conclusions are valid.