July 24, 2019
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1. Introduction
This document was developed by the Health Federally Funded Research and Development Center, operated by The MITRE Corporation (MITRE), in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services. It describes a proposed governance process for the designation of preferred content in the Surveillance Data Platform (SDP) Vocabulary Service. This selection of “preferred” content is generally the outcome of a harmonization effort that sought to simplify and streamline the choices of terminology to express a concept. It is expected that a clear and understandable process will ensure that the meaning of “preferred” is recognized and trusted by stakeholders.
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- Preferred – Content that has been selected as CDC’s first choice to express a concept
- Similar To – Content that is similar in meaning to another selected piece of content
- Do not use – Content that is outdated and that CDC does not consider appropriate for data collection instruments
SDP-V Label | Proposed definition | Goal |
Preferred | Surveys, sections, questions, data elements, or response sets that have been formally approved by SMaHSC or another CDC authority as the chosen and vetted characterization of a concept within SDP-V | User can easily find and reuse with reduced review time |
Similar To | Degrees or alternatives or synonyms of content | User can review options that are alike in meaning |
Do not use | Content that should not be used | User generally will not use |
The label “Preferred” is available in SDP-V. The other terms will require further development. The governance process addresses the first label and can easily be used for the other two.
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