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SyntheaTM
Synthea is an open-source synthetic patient generator that models the medical history of synthetic patients and produces synthetic health data free from cost, privacy, and security restrictions.
The MITRE Corporation
https://synthetichealth.github.io/synthea/
- Open-Source Software
- Open Data
https://github.com/synthetichealth/synthea
Yes. Goal 3. Good Health and Well-Being. Goal 4. Quality Education.
The “Good Health and Well-Being” goal highlights that a lack of data hinders understanding of the true impacts of disease. Synthea provides open-source software and freely available synthetic open data sets formatted to international standards. These resources lower the barrier of entry for innovators across the globe to build data-centric health solutions and digital health solutions. Using Synthea, health innovators can accelerate their work safely, securely, and publicly without accessing real data.
The “Quality Education” goal highlights inclusive and equitable lifelong learning opportunities. Innovators also can leverage Synthea to strengthen their health information technology knowledge and skills for future jobs, research, and/or entrepreneurship opportunities to advance health and well-being.
Links to Evidence: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmed.2020.100007 https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocx079 https://aspe.hhs.gov/synthetic-health-data-generation-engine-accelerate-patient-centered-outcomes-research
Yes. The open-source software is licensed under the Apache-2.0 license. The synthetic open data is public domain.
Software License: https://github.com/synthetichealth/synthea/blob/master/LICENSE
Data: https://synthea.mitre.org/downloads
Yes.
The project copyright is here: https://github.com/synthetichealth/synthea#license Synthea trademark: https://trademarks.justia.com/876/86/synthea-87686582.html https://www.trademarkelite.com/uk/trademark/trademark-detail/UK00917900570/SYNTHEA
No. Additional license notices are here: https://github.com/synthetichealth/synthea/blob/master/NOTICE
Yes. https://github.com/synthetichealth/synthea/wiki
No.
Yes. Because the project generates purely synthetic data, based only on published aggregate statistics and clinical guidelines rather than individual-level health data sets, it does not and cannot ever contain any personally identifiable information (PII) or protected health information (PHI). In this sense, the synthetic data is privacy and risk-free, so it is automatically compliant with all relevant laws and regulations.
Yes.
- HL7 FHIR
- Documentation https://github.com/synthetichealth/synthea/wiki/Records#fhir-record
- Test Suites
- https://github.com/synthetichealth/synthea/blob/master/src/test/java/org/mitre/synthea/export/FHIRR4ExporterTest.java
- https://github.com/synthetichealth/synthea/blob/master/src/test/java/org/mitre/synthea/export/FHIRSTU3ExporterTest.java
- https://github.com/synthetichealth/synthea/blob/master/src/test/java/org/mitre/synthea/export/FHIRDSTU2ExporterTest.java
- HL7 C-CDA
- Terminologies
- LOINC
- SNOMED
- RxNorm
- Documentation https://github.com/synthetichealth/synthea/wiki/Generic-Module-Framework%3A-Basics#codes
Yes. This project adheres to the Principles of Digital Development https://digitalprinciples.org
On the whole, does this project take steps to ensure that it anticipates, prevents and does no harm?
Yes. The foundational principle of the project—synthetic health data as a safe and useful alternative to real health data—is designed to prevent harm to individuals’ privacy and security.
No.
Yes. The project distributes synthetic health data here: https://synthea.mitre.org/downloads The project does not collect or store information.
Yes. The project allows for users to participate via standard open-source practices. The project has an Issues board, a Discussion board, and a mailing list. The project is governed by a code of conduct.
- Issues board: https://github.com/synthetichealth/synthea/issues
- Discussion board: https://github.com/synthetichealth/synthea/discussions
- Mailing list (to send mail to maintainers): [email protected]
- Code of Conduct: https://github.com/synthetichealth/synthea/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
If it was developed across multiple countries, please list.
- United States
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- Others / Unknown
The project list of contributors is here: https://github.com/synthetichealth/synthea/graphs/contributors
If it serves multiple countries, please list or has no target deployment indicate no country-focus here.
- United States
- Canada
- Australia
- Others / Unknown
SyntheticMass data users, last 364 days:
- United States
- India
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- Germany
- France
- Australia
- China
- Netherlands
- Spain
- Israel
- Italy
- South Korea
- Indonesia
- Singapore
- Ireland
- Japan
- Brazil
- Pakistan
- Russia
- Turkey
- Austria
- Sweden
- Norway
- Vietnam
- Switzerland
- Philippines
- Belgium
- Ukraine
- Greece
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Hong Kong
- United Arab Emirates
- Finland
- New Zealand
- Argentina
- Portugal
- Egypt
- Poland
- Denmark
- Mexico
- Hungary
- South Africa
- Colombia
- Chile
- Malaysia
- Nepal
- Romania
- Belarus
- Czechia
- Saudi Arabia
- Bangladesh
- Kenya
- Sri Lanka
- Morocco
- Serbia
- Jordan
- Nigeria
- Peru
- Armenia
- Croatia
- Slovakia
- Tunisia
- Costa Rica
- Algeria
- Estonia
- Lebanon
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Bahrain
- Iraq
- Panama
- Uruguay
- Bulgaria
- Brunei
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Ghana
- Iran
- Cambodia
- Montenegro
- North Macedonia
- Martinique
- Malawi
- Slovenia
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cyprus
- Ecuador
- Georgia
- Jamaica
- Kyrgyzstan
- Libya
- Moldova
- Macao
- Malta
- Oman
- Puerto Rico
- Palestine
- Qatar
- Rwanda
- El Salvador
- Syria
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tanzania
- Kosovo
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe