Open AccessClinical Data: Sources and Types, Regulatory Constraints, Applications
Author(s) -
Ahalt Stanley C.,
Chute Christopher G.,
Fecho Karamarie,
Glusman Gustavo,
Hadlock Jennifer,
Taylor Casey Overby,
Pfaff Emily R.,
Robinson Peter N.,
Solbrig Harold,
Ta Casey,
Tatonetti Nicholas,
Weng Chunhua
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical and translational science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1752-8062
pISSN - 1752-8054
DOI - 10.1111/cts.12638
Subject(s) - computational biology , medline , computer science , biology , biochemistry
Access to clinical data is critical for the advancement of translational research. However, the numerous regulations and policies that surround the use of clinical data, although critical to ensure patient privacy and protect against misuse, often present challenges to data access and sharing. In this article, we provide an overview of clinical data types and associated regulatory constraints and inferential limitations. We highlight several novel approaches that our team has developed for openly exposing clinical data.