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Data Standards
caBIG™ Data Standards
Common Data Elements (CDEs) are annotations collected in a uniform manner across multiple institutions, allowing the sharing of data in a standardized format. To date, nearly 20 CDEs have been accepted for use by the caBIG™ Community as Data Standards. To view a list of caBIG™ accepted Data Standards, please choose from the options below:
Data Standards Process
Development
and Governance Process [March 2005]
The governance process for identification of standard Common Data Elements (CDEs) to be used in caBIG™ is described graphically in a caBIG™ CDE Governance Process diagram. The process includes the conceptualization and development of Proposed Standard CDEs, review and approval of Candidate Standards by the caBIG™ Vocabularies and Common Data Elements (VCDE) Workspace, and periodic review and maintenance of the Standard CDEs. Registration status is used to track progress from a Proposed standard, to a Candidate standard, and then to a Standard approved for use by the caBIG™ community.
A current list of CDEs under consideration for caBIG™ Data Standard status can be found by using the caDSR Browser (CDEBrowser). Data Standards are registered in the caBIG™ context under Classifications in the Browser tree and presented by registration status of Proposed, Candidate, and Standard.
Candidate caBIG™ Data Standards/Modifications (under review by the caBIG™ community)
Under Review: Aug. 4, 2008
Modifications to CDE Standards
The VCDE Workspace has reviewed and evaluated existing caBIG™ Common Data Element (CDE) Standards according to the caBIG™ CDE Standard Maintenance process and is now proposing modifications for caBIG™ Community Review. This maintenance review arose from a previous comprehensive review of the standards for UML modeling recommendations in 2007. Modifications to thirteen CDE Standards are under review:
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1. Sex & Gender
2. Religion
3. Ethnicity
4. Race
5. Person Age
6. Email Address
7. Social Security Number
8. Telephone Number
9. Person Name
10. Language
11. Organization
12. Performance Function Status
13. Mailing Address
