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Data Content Standard

  • Data elements list
  • Published
The Data Content Standard defines essential data elements and value sets necessary for Connected Care. This standard is part of the Pan-Canadian Health Data Content Framework.

Bulletin: CACDI Draft Version 2 (PDF)

  • Bulletin
  • Published
Provides a description of the changes in the Draft Canadian Core Data for Interoperability Version 2 (Draft CACDI v2) from the CACDI Version 1 (CACDI v1).

Pan-Canadian Health Data Content Framework — Use Cases Version 2 (PDF)

  • Data elements list
  • Published
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...

Canadian Core Data for Interoperability (CACDI) Draft Version 2 (PDF)

  • Data elements list
  • Published
A subset of the Pan-Canadian Health Data Content Framework is the Canadian Core Data for Interoperability (CACDI), which aims to define a standardized set of health data elements and associated value sets in the context of a common architecture to...

Business Rules

  • Data elements list
  • Published
The Business Rules are formally stated constraints governing the characteristics of data. This document is related to the Pan-Canadian Health Data Content Framework.