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• The Business Context Model outlines the overall project's scope.
• Use cases guide the development of the Information Model, the Conceptual Data Model, and the Logical Data Model. These models are validated by requirements and business rules derived from the use cases.
• The Data Content Standard defines the data elements and value sets included in the Logical Data Model.
• The Metamodel shows how the many products of the Pan-Canadian Health Data Content Framework are structured and relate to one another.
• The Business Glossary defines the terms used across all products.
• The Metadata, also known as “the data about data,” is incorporated into each product and describes the characteristics of the data. 

A maturity model is incorporated in every product of the Pan-Canadian Health Data Content Framework to document transparency, data-concept completeness, and implementation readiness. The maturity model tracks the evolution of each product.

• Rating = 0 means “work is in progress”
• Rating = 1 means “draft created that includes input from experts”
• Rating = 2 means “has been subject to at least one round of open review”
• Rating = 3 means “ready for implementation”
   

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Data Content Standard

Status: Open for review: Draft Version 1, September 2024 (For review and reference only, not an official version)

The Data Content Standard defines essential data elements and value sets necessary for Connected Care. It specifies the types of data to be collected, such as diagnoses, and the languages and formats to be used, such as SNOMED CT codes. This ensures that data is accurate, compatible, uniform and consistent across different systems. Value sets, which are lists of specific values assigned to data elements, ensure standardized and meaningful data exchange, improving data quality and reusability.

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Canadian Core Data for Interoperability (CACDI)

Status: Open for review: Draft Version 1, September 2024, aligned with CA Core+ v0.3.0 (For review and reference only, not an official version)

A subset of the Pan-Canadian Health Data Content Framework is the Canadian Core Data for Interoperability, which aims to define a standardized set of essential health data elements and associated value sets in the context of a common architecture to support interoperability and data exchange across the Canadian health care ecosystem. The CACDI works in tandem with Canada Health Infoway’s CA Core+ to facilitate interoperability and data exchange within the Canadian health care landscape.

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Business Glossary

Status: Open for review: Draft Version 1, September 2024 (For review and reference only, not an official version)

The Business Glossary provides terms, definitions, semantic relationships and business rules describing clinical and architecture concepts. This glossary establishes a standard vocabulary to support clear communication and common understanding of terms across Canadian health systems.

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Business Context Model

Status: Open for review: Draft Version 1, September 2024 (For review and reference only, not an official version

The Business Context Model defines the scope, people, organizations and systems that influence, collaborate, inform and consume the Pan-Canadian Health Data Content Framework.

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Use Cases

Status: Open for review: Draft Version 1, September 2024 (For review and reference only, not an official version

Use cases are designed to support the Logical Data Model. These business scenarios provide a link to real-life clinical events in primary health care. Each use case sets the context of pre-existing conditions, defines key actors, outlines their interactions and provides alternative outcomes to the encounter.

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Metamodel

Status: Open for review: Draft Version 1, September 2024 (For review and reference only, not an official version)

The Metamodel is a high-level model that defines the structure, constraints and relationships within the common data architecture. It establishes the rules, concepts and relationships that govern the creation and interpretation of data models.

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Information Model

Status: Open for review: Draft Version 1, September 2024 (For review and reference only, not an official version)

The Information Model is a high-level model that establishes subject areas for organizing and showing relationships between the concepts in the Data Content Standard.

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Conceptual Data Model

Status: Open for review: Draft Version 1, September 2024 (For review and reference only, not an official version)

The Conceptual Data Model is a high-level model that organizes key health and supporting information concepts. This model provides more detail than the Information Model, but it does not include the detailed attributions specified in the Logical Data Model.

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Logical Data Model

Status: Open for review: Draft Version 1, September 2024 (For review and reference only, not an official version)

The Logical Data Model is a semantically rich, fully attributed model that organizes and standardizes key health concepts and supporting information concepts, as well as describes how they relate to each other and to the real world. It is a foundational component for data storage and data management, including data exchange. The model is designed to support future development while still reflecting current real-world scenarios.

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Metadata

Status: Open for review: Draft Version 1, September 2024 (For review and reference only, not an official version)

Metadata, also known as “data about data,” is incorporated into each product and describes the characteristics of the data. Metadata improves business and technical understanding of the information being conveyed.

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Feedback Disposition

Status: Open for reading

The Feedback Disposition contains comments received during open reviews of the draft Pan-Canadian Health Data Content Framework. These comments are prioritized for each version, along with actions made and rationales detailed in response to those comments.

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