Contributing

As we are actively developing the RD-CDM, we welcome contributions in the form of new resources, new concepts, or new relationships. This RD-CDM is a non-balloted extension of the ERDRI-CDS which aims to provide as an internationally viable template for the development of country-specific common data models. Furhtermore, the RD-CDM is designed to be compatible with the GA4GH Phenopacket Schema, HL7 FHIR, and the International Patient Summary.

We encourage contributions to the RD-CDM. These contributions can be in the form of new resources, new concepts, relationships, or implementations.

Tip

The RD-CDM paper has now been published at Nature Scientific Data. You can read it here!

If you would like to contribute, please consider the following:

1. GitHub Issues

Feel free to create a new issue on our GitHub repository. We welcome feedback, suggestions, and bug reports.

2. Reach out directly

If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to reach out to us. You can contact us via email at adam.graefe@charite.de.

3. Implementation

We actively encourage users to impleemnt and test our RD-CDM in various healthcare information systems. If you have implemented the RD-CDM in your system, please let us know. We would be happy to hear about your experience and any feedback you may have.

Note

We are currently working on an implementation of the RD-CDM in REDCap to enable the generation of FHIR Resources and Phenopackets from REDCap. If you would like to contribute to the implementation or have any questions, feel free to reach out or find us on GitHub.

4. Documentation

If you would like to contribute to the documentation, please feel free create an issue in our GitHub repository or reach out to us directly. We are always looking for ways to improve our documentation and welcome any suggestions.

Note

We are currently working on a new version of the RD-CDM documentation which will be available on Read the Docs.