A knowledge graph-based data harmonization framework for secondary data reuse.

Journal: Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The adoption of new technologies in clinical care systems has propitiated the availability of a great amount of valuable data. However, this data is usually heterogeneous, requiring its harmonization to be integrated and analysed. We propose a semantic-driven harmonization framework that (1) enables the meaningful sharing and integration of healthcare data across institutions and (2) facilitates the analysis and exploitation of the shared data.

Authors

  • Francisco Abad-Navarro
    Departamento de Informática y Sistemas, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain.
  • Catalina Martínez-Costa
    Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Documentation, Medical University of Graz, Austria.