Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics

Discussing proposals

Proposals are discussed on the OHDSI Forum for CDM Builders at http://forums.ohdsi.org/c/cdm-builders/

Submitting proposals

Proposals are submitted at the

Every proposal needs:

• An owner
• Details
• Use cases, analytical questions
• Exploration of the state of the field, other implementations-
• Importance, also with respect to other projects
• Consequences of doing it and not doing it including technical (e.g. implications on vocab, existing software), resources

Vetting proposals

Proposals are vetted by a group of experts.

If not ready it is returned back to discussion.

Results of vetting:

• Impact
• Priority/Need or not needed
• Alternative solution
• Whether it is a Minor or Major release, or Experimental to be reassessed

Accepting proposals

• At monthly meetings by a majority vote
• Determine time of release

Implementation and release

• The change should be accompanied by documentation and conventions including use cases
• The change should be demonstrated to the community