We are going to use the database that our hospital is using (EPIC), I don’t know if reformatting is possible from EPIC to the exact wording of the CDEs as the data in EPIC is collected with every patient in the hospital and I don’t know that the hospital will or can change to match the CDE wording.
Submit as much data as you can and, if possible, conforms to the CDEs. If needed, we can have a one-on-one meeting with the particular project member, and just answer why it’s not possible to collect a certain element – that’s why we’re here.