Discussion document used in the early stages of planning for a project to define, collection, and integrated TBI data for the use in research.

1. Traumatic Brain Injury Data Integration
A proposed approach to interoperability in support of TBI Research
Abdul-Malik Shakir
Principal Consultant, Shakir Consulting
July 20, 2009

2. Proposed Activity Flow
1.0 Design and Build
Dataset Registry
ActivityInitial
2.0 Collect and
TBI Dataset Register TBI Datasets TBI Dataset
Registry
4.0 Harmonize 3.0 Construct TBI 5.0 Construct
Vocabulary Domain Analysis Semantic Mapping of
Specifications Model Data Set Element to
DAM
TBI Vocaburlary TBI Domain Dataset DAM
Specifications Analysis Model Semantic Mapping
7.0 Construct 6.0 Build Interface
Integrated Data HL7 Reference Service
Repository Information Model Specifications
8.0 Identify TBI
Research TBI Integrated TBI Data Interface
Data Repository Service
Specifications
9.0 Construct TBI
TBI Research Research TBI Research
Requirements Infrastructure Infrastructure
ActivityFinal
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3. Design and Populate the TBI Dataset Registry
1.0 Design and Build
Dataset Registry
ActivityInitial
2.0 Collect and
TBI Dataset Register TBI Datasets TBI Dataset
Registry
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4. Construct the TBI Domain Analysis Model
TBI Dataset
Registry
3.0 Construct TBI
Domain Analysis
Model
TBI Domain
Analysis Model
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5. Harmonize Vocabulary and Construct Semantic Mapping
TBI Dataset
Registry
4.0 Harmonize 5.0 Construct
Vocabulary Semantic Mapping of
Specifications Data Set Element to
DAM
TBI Vocaburlary TBI Domain Dataset DAM
Specifications Analysis Model Semantic Mapping
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6. Build Interface Specifications
TBI Domain Dataset DAM
Analysis Model Semantic Mapping
6.0 Build Interface
HL7 Reference Service
Information Model Specifications
TBI Data Interface
Service
Specifications
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7. Construct the TBI Integrated Data Repository
TBI Vocaburlary TBI Domain
Specifications Analysis Model
7.0 Construct
Integrated Data HL7 Reference
Repository Information Model
TBI Integrated TBI Data Interface
Data Repository Service
Specifications
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8. Construct the TBI Research Infrastructure
8.0 Identify TBI
Research TBI Integrated
Data Repository
9.0 Construct TBI
TBI Research Research TBI Research
Requirements Infrastructure Infrastructure
ActivityFinal
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9. Information Requirements Specification
Name: Information Requirements Deriv ationParticipant ConceptDeriv ationRule
Package: Information Requirements
Version: 1.0
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10. Data Set Registry
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11. Domain Analysis Model
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12. Vocabulary Specification
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13. Semantic Mapping
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14. Healthcare Information Integration Infrastructure
Healthcare Information Integration Infrastructure
Data Metadata Quality Assurance Terminology Case
Collection Services Services Services Management
Source Healthcare Inbound Information Outbound Case Management
Information System Information Transformation Information Information System
Processing Services Processing
Integrated Data
HL7 Reference Repository
Information Model Business Analysis,
Intelligence Visualization,
Environment And Reporting
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15. Electronic Data Interchange
Healthcare Information Integration Infrastructure
Data Case
Collection Management
Source Healthcare Inbound Information Outbound Case Management
Information System Information Transformation Information Information System
Processing Services Processing
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16. Syntactic Interoperability
Healthcare Information Integration Infrastructure
Data Metadata Quality Assurance Case
Collection Services Services Management
Source Healthcare Inbound Information Outbound Case Management
Information System Information Transformation Information Information System
Processing Services Processing
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17. Semantic Interoperability
Healthcare Information Integration Infrastructure
Data Metadata Quality Assurance Terminology Case
Collection Services Services Services Management
Source Healthcare Inbound Information Outbound Case Management
Information System Information Transformation Information Information System
Processing Services Processing
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18. Semantic Data Integration
Healthcare Information Integration Infrastructure
Data Metadata Quality Assurance Terminology Case
Collection Services Services Services Management
Source Healthcare Inbound Information Outbound Case Management
Information System Information Transformation Information Information System
Processing Services Processing
Integrated Data
HL7 Reference Repository
Information Model
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19. Semantically Sound Business Intelligence
Healthcare Information Integration Infrastructure
Data Metadata Quality Assurance Terminology Case
Collection Services Services Services Management
Source Healthcare Inbound Information Outbound Case Management
Information System Information Transformation Information Information System
Processing Services Processing
Integrated Data
HL7 Reference Repository
Information Model Business Analysis,
Intelligence Visualization,
Environment And Reporting
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20. Thank You
Abdul-Malik Shakir
Principal Consultant
Shakir Consulting
1407 Foothill Blvd., Suite 145
La Verne, CA 91750
Office: (909) 596-6790 Mobile: (626) 644-4491
Email: AbdulMalik@ShakirConsulting.com
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