Table 1.
Assessment of health data standards by category for the secondary use of health data in the IDERHAa project. For each of the data categories identified in this study, the table lists the candidate standards evaluated and their scores across 5 criteria each rated high, medium, low, or partial.
| Data category and standard | Adoption and popularity | Interoperability | OMOPb-CDMc compatibility | EHDSd alignment | Tooling and support | IDERHA role | |
| Observational and clinical data | |||||||
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OMOP-CDM v5.4 | High | High | Primary | High | High | Primary |
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HL7e FHIRf | High | High | Partial | High | High | Complementary |
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CDISCg SDTMh | High | Medium | Partial | Partial | High | Complementary |
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CDISC ADaMi | High | Medium | Partial | Partial | High | Complementary |
| Terminologies and vocabularies | |||||||
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OMOP standardized vocabularies | High | High | Primary | High | High | Primary |
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SNOMED CTj | High | High | Primary | High | High | Complementary |
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LOINCk | High | High | Primary | High | High | Complementary |
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RxNorm/ATCl/ICD-10m/CPT-4n/HCPCSo | High | High | Primary | High | High | Complementary |
| Metadata | |||||||
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DCAT-APp | Medium | High | Not applicable | High | Medium | Primary |
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HealthDCAT-AP | Low | High | Complementary | High | Low | Primary |
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Gaia-X Self-Description | Medium | High | Not applicable | High | Medium | Complementary |
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CDISC Define-XML | High | Medium | Partial | Partial | High | Complementary |
| Imaging | |||||||
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DICOMq | High | High | Extension | High | High | Primary |
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OMOP-CDM Imaging extension | Low | Medium | Extension | Partial | Low | Extension |
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NIfTIr | Medium | Medium | Partial | Partial | Medium | Complementary |
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Genomic CDM (OHDSIs Oncology WG) | Low | Medium | Extension | Partial | Low | Extension |
| Molecular biology and genetics | |||||||
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GA4GHt | High | High | Complementary | Partial | High | Complementary |
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CDISC SDTM | High | Medium | Partial | Partial | High | Complementary |
| Security and privacy | |||||||
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GA4GH Passport | Medium | High | Not applicable | Partial | Medium | Primary |
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GA4GH AAIu | Medium | High | Not applicable | Partial | Medium | Primary |
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ISO/IECv 27001:2022 | High | Medium | Not applicable | High | Medium | Complementary |
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eIDASw | High | High | Not applicable | High | Medium | Primary |
| AI model representation | |||||||
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ONNXx | High | High | Not applicable | Partial | High | Primary |
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MEDSy | Low | Medium | Partial | Partial | Low | Complementary |
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ISO/IEC 42001:2023 | Medium | Not applicable | Not applicable | Partial | Low | Complementary |
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ISO/WDz 24051-2 | Low | Low | Not applicable | Partial | Low | Complementary |
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ISO/IEC 22989 | Medium | Not applicable | Not applicable | Partial | Low | Complementary |
| Environmental data | |||||||
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OHDSI GISaa Extension | Low | Medium | Extension | Partial | Low | Extension |
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INSPIREab + ISO 19115-1/ISO 19119/ISO 19136 | High | Medium | Complementary | High | Medium | Complementary |
| Socioeconomic data | |||||||
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HL7 FHIR Gravity | Medium | Medium | Partial | Partial | Medium | Complementary |
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ESeC | Medium | Low | Partial | Partial | Low | Complementary |
| PREMsac/PROMSad | |||||||
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PROae FHIR IGaf | Medium | High | Partial | Partial | Medium | Primary |
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ISO/IEEEag 11073-10201:2020 | Medium | Medium | Partial | Partial | Low | Complementary |
aIDERHA: Integration of Heterogeneous Data and Evidence Towards Regulatory and Health Technology Assessment Acceptance.
bOMOP: Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership.
cCDM: Common Data Model.
dEHDS: European Health Data Space.
eHL7: Health Level Seven.
fFHIR: Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources.
gCDISC: Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium.
hSDTM: Study Data Tabulation Model.
iADaM: Analysis Data Model.
jSNOMED CT: Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terms.
kLOINC: Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes.
lATC: Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical.
mICD-10: International Classification of Diseases.
nCPT-4: Current Procedural Terminology, 4th edition.
oHCPCS: Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System.
pDCAT-AP: Data Catalog Vocabulary Application Profile for European Data Portals.
qDICOM: Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine.
rNIfTI: Neuroimaging Informatics Technology Initiative.
sOHDSI: Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics.
tGA4GH: Global Alliance for Genomics and Health.
uAAI: Authentication and Authorization Infrastructure.
vIEC: International Electrotechnical Commission.
weIDAS: electronic Identification, Authentication, and Trust Services.
xONNX: Open Neural Network Exchange.
yMEDS: Medical Event Data Standard.
zISO/WD: ISO/Working Draft.
aaGIS: Geographic Information System.
abINSPIRE: Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community.
acPREM: patient-reported experience measure.
adPROM: patient-reported outcome measure.
aePRO: patient reported outcome.
afIG: implementation guide.
agIEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.