RAPID Analysis of Policy and Program Documents (RAPID)
Description
To streamline and automate the review and evaluation of policy and program documents, saving staff time, reducing the need for specialized training, providing consistent and complete answers, and enabling easy validation and collaboration.
Detailed example
An internal web application that allows users to import, store, search, and analyze policy or program documents; ask questions of relevant text segments; validate answers; and collaborate on projects. Outputs include plain language answers, binary codes or scores, and project-specific databases.
AI / analytics pattern
Natural Language Processing: AI that processes, interprets, and shares information in human language.
Automation level / stage
b) Pilot – The use case has been deployed in a limited test or pilot capacity.
Expected benefit
The web application will save staff time, expand capacity, provide consistent and complete answers to policy surveillance and evaluation questions, reduce intra-rater variability, and enable easy validation and collaboration on policy projects.
Controls / human review
ATO: Yes; PIA: Not published
Data needed
RAPID analysis of DNPAO policy and program data using GPT results in project-specific databases. AI-generated data are compared to CDC manual reviews by SMEs for accuracy and reliability.