July 24, 2019
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Introduction
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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- Do not use – Content that is outdated and that CDC does not consider appropriate for data collection instruments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 |
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However a proposal reaches SMaHSC, the approach to evaluate it will be the same. An overview of the input and outputs of the process are displayed in the picture below. A proposal for "preferred" in SDP-V is needed as an input, which is then used for the governance process for SMaHSC to review and evaluated. Then the output of is decision from the SMaHSC.
Roles and Responsibilities
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Forms lacking a mandatory field will be returned to the proposer. An example of form for the a SDP-V Preferred proposal is pictured below.
- Draft “Preferred” Content Proposal Form
Proposal Review
SMaHSC will solicit each stakeholder’s approval for adding the tag “preferred” to the identified Vocabulary Service content and will document it along with comments on the form as part of the proposal process.
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“Preferred” Content Implementation
Appendix B The figure below displays the “preferred” governance process and the subsequent steps to implement and publicize the content change among users of the SDP Vocabulary Service.
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In some cases an older or different piece of content must be used in a data collection instrument. When that happens, the author files a business justification with the publisher to explain the continued use of nonpreferred content.
- Draft “Preferred” Content Proposal Form
- SDP Vocabulary Service “Preferred” Workflow
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