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Data Harmonization Terminology in the SDP Vocabulary Service
The SDP-V content may be identified in three possible ways, which were identified by SDP-V users. These data harmonization terms will service has the capability to designate content to assist with reuse and harmonization. The SDP-V users identified the need to designate content as "preferred", which is content that has been selected as CDC’s first choice within SDP-V to express a concept. This data harmonization term can be implemented when the curator role for the SDP Vocabulary -V Service is staffed and the capabilities are developed in the SDP Vocabulary Service. The goal of using these labels is greater data harmonization.
The terms are:
- 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 piece of content
- Do not use – Content that CDC does not consider appropriate for current data collection instruments
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this label is greater data harmonization.
The detailed description and the goal of "Preferred" is in the table below.
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 is not recommended for use | User generally will not use |
reuse with reduced review time |
The label “Preferred” is presently available in SDP-V. The other terms will require code changes in the SDP Vocabulary Service application. The The governance process presented here addresses the first "preferred" label and can easily be used for the other twoadditional harmonization terms that may be developed in the future in the SDP Vocabulary Service.
“Preferred” Content Governance Process
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The completed standard form will list all known key stakeholders who will be affected by the change. It is likely that the key stakeholders were part of the harmonization work group that made the recommendation to begin with. It may include programs, individuals, systems, or documents. Forms lacking a mandatory field will be returned to the proposer. An sample form for a SMaHSC "preferred" proposal is pictured below.
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Proposal Review
The SMaHSC "preferred" coordinator will solicit each stakeholder’s approval for adding the tag “preferred” to the identified SDP Vocabulary Service content and will document it along with stakeholder comments on the form as part of the proposal review process.
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Additional harmonization opportunities are identified by the administrator or curator, who searches the SDP Vocabulary Service for content similar to the newly designated "preferred" content. If similar content is located, the administrator or curator notifies the program publishers of the harmonization opportunity. The program publishers promote the "preferred" content during the next tool revision cycle. They encourage authors to review the content for potential applicability to the data collection instruments currently under development. Authors assess the content and incorporate it into their data collection instruments where it fits. In some cases an older or different piece of content must be used in a data collection instrument. When that happens, the author provides a business justification to the publisher to explain the continued use of non-preferred content.
