Our Approach to Data Integrity

How ĒMA ensures accurate, transparent reporting

Core Principles

We never inflate denominators or credit outcomes without valid, verified data.
When data is incomplete or missing, we surface it explicitly rather than silently including or excluding records.
Every rate shows both the numerator and the denominator: for example, "X of Y eligible moms have valid FWA data."
Families Served is calculated using active-during-period logic, not intake count alone.
No individual is counted twice across sections of the same report.

FWA Timestamp Limitation

When any single domain in the Family Wellness Assessment (FWA) is updated, the entire submission timestamp changes. This means a record may appear "current" even if only one field was touched.

Our rule: We never rely solely on the FWA submission timestamp for currency checks. When FWA coverage is low, we flag it explicitly rather than silently computing a KPI from incomplete data.

Transparency in Reporting

Every metric in the ĒMA Oversight Dashboard is accompanied by context: the data source, the time window, and any known limitations. If a KPI cannot be computed reliably due to data gaps, we display a clear notice rather than presenting a potentially misleading number.

Foster care cost estimates (approximately $35,000 - $55,000 per year) are framed as "estimated prevention value" and are never presented as hard claims. DCF reporting is Broward-specific and is never conflated with organization-wide KPI reporting.