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SyntheticMass
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.
Owner
The MITRE Corporation
Type
desktop
Licence
Apache-2.0
Last evaluated
23.05.2024
Origin country
United States of America
Release date
08.12.2016
DPG since
25.05.2022
The following repositories were submitted by the solution and included in our evaluation. Any repositories, add-ons, features not included in here were not reviewed by us.
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English
Government agencies that have publicly identified themselves in the United States include the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), the Centers for Me…
* This information is self-reported and updated annually
The 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. 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.
No mandatory proprietary dependencies
Yes
Principles for Digital Development
PII data is NOT collected NOT stored and NOT distributed.
Content is NOT collected NOT stored and NOT distributed.
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): synthea-list@groups.mitre.org - Code of Conduct: https://github.com/synthetichealth/synthea/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
2025-12-04 19:13:56
System remove tag Late from Synthea (12451)
2025-12-04 19:13:56
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of Synthea (12451)
2025-12-04 19:13:45
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Synthea (12451)
2025-12-04 19:13:40
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Synthea (12451)
2025-12-04 19:12:20
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Synthea (12451)
2025-12-04 19:11:38
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Synthea (12451)
2025-12-04 19:11:07
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Synthea (12451)
2025-12-04 19:05:10
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Standards & Best Practices for Synthea (12451)
2025-12-04 18:51:17
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) failed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Synthea (12451)
2025-12-04 18:50:11
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Synthea (12451)
2025-12-04 15:57:07
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Synthea (12451)
2025-12-04 15:56:45
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Synthea (12451)
2025-12-04 15:54:22
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Synthea (12451)
2025-12-04 15:53:58
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Synthea (12451)
2025-12-04 15:53:41
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Synthea (12451)
2025-11-18 06:00:02
System add new tag Late to Synthea (12451)
2025-11-17 21:28:28
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for Synthea (12451)
2025-11-17 21:26:29
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) pulled Synthea (12451) under review
2025-04-16 12:53:38
Jason Walonoski (Applicant) submitted application for Synthea (12451)
2025-03-24 01:30:05
System created a refresher application for Synthea (11551)
2025-03-24 01:30:05
System created an autofill refresher application for Synthea (12451)
2024-05-23 12:08:23
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of Synthea (1051) and found it to be a DPG
2024-05-23 12:08:21
System unmarked Synthea (11551) as a nominee
2024-05-23 12:07:46
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-23 12:07:44
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) edited a note on 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-23 12:06:18
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) pulled Synthea (11551) under review
2024-05-18 13:27:15
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of Synthea (11551)
2024-05-18 13:26:46
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-18 13:26:16
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-18 13:26:06
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) pulled Synthea (11551) under review
2024-05-17 15:39:52
Application clarifications submitted, Application move to L1 for review again
2024-05-17 15:39:52
New tag (Clarifications) added to application
2024-05-17 13:07:40
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) requested clarifications for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-17 13:07:38
System marked Synthea (11551) as a nominee
2024-05-17 13:07:00
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) require clarification on 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-17 13:04:34
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) require clarification on 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-17 12:49:37
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) moved Synthea (11551) to under review
2024-05-17 12:49:29
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) finished consultation on 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-13 18:14:11
Amreen Taneja (Expert) submitted their inputs on 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Synthea (11551) as “input”
2024-05-13 14:32:20
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) requested consultation on 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-13 14:31:20
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) moved Synthea (11551) to under consultation
2024-05-13 14:31:20
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) moved Synthea (11551) to under consultation
2024-05-13 14:31:15
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) reset their decision on 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-13 14:30:46
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-13 14:26:59
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-13 14:26:29
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-13 14:24:34
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-13 14:24:15
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-13 14:22:31
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-13 14:22:16
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) reset their decision on 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-13 14:21:53
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-13 14:21:43
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-13 14:21:28
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-13 14:19:03
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-13 14:18:44
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) edited 3. Clear Ownership for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-13 14:18:17
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) edited a note on 3. Clear Ownership for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-13 14:18:02
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-13 14:17:38
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-13 14:17:33
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-13 14:17:18
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-13 14:15:37
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) pulled Synthea (11551) under review
2024-05-09 22:27:36
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 22:27:11
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 22:24:22
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 22:24:15
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 22:24:09
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 22:23:42
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 22:23:34
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 22:20:42
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) failed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 21:24:26
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 21:23:52
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 21:23:18
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 21:14:03
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 21:13:52
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 21:12:24
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 20:58:55
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 20:57:21
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 20:27:49
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 3. Clear Ownership for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 20:27:21
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 20:26:33
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 20:26:21
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 20:17:28
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-09 20:11:01
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) pulled Synthea (11551) under review
2024-05-08 01:30:01
System moved Synthea (10507) to expired.
2024-05-07 12:54:33
Jason Walonoski (Applicant) submitted application for Synthea (11551)
2024-05-07 12:18:04
Jason Walonoski (Applicant) created a refresher application for Synthea (10507)
2023-05-08 04:05:28
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of Synthea (152) and found it to be a DPG
2023-05-08 04:05:26
System moved Synthea (10507) to expired because parent applcation is now DPG.
2023-05-08 04:05:26
System unmarked Synthea (10507) as a nominee
2023-05-08 04:05:21
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Synthea (10507)
2023-05-08 04:05:19
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) edited Scale of Solution for Synthea (10507)
2023-05-08 04:04:38
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Synthea (10507)
2023-05-08 04:03:53
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Synthea (10507)
2023-05-08 04:03:37
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Synthea (10507)
2023-05-08 04:02:44
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Synthea (10507)
2023-05-08 04:02:04
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Synthea (10507)
2023-05-08 04:02:02
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) edited 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Synthea (10507)
2023-05-08 04:00:34
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Synthea (10507)
2023-05-08 04:00:32
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) edited 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Synthea (10507)
2023-05-08 03:58:52
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Synthea (10507)
2023-05-08 03:58:47
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) edited 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Synthea (10507)
2023-05-08 03:54:40
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Synthea (10507)
2023-05-08 03:54:35
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) moved Synthea (10507) to under review
2023-05-08 03:54:31
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) finished consultation on 4. Platform Independence for Synthea (10507)
2023-04-25 15:20:12
Ivan Perdomo (Expert) submitted their inputs on 4. Platform Independence for Synthea (10507) as “input”
2023-04-12 19:14:09
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) requested consultation on 4. Platform Independence for Synthea (10507)
2023-04-12 19:13:46
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) moved Synthea (10507) to under consultation
2023-04-12 19:13:35
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Synthea (10507)
2023-04-12 19:13:04
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Synthea (10507)
2023-04-12 19:12:32
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Synthea (10507)
2023-04-12 19:11:13
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for Synthea (10507)
2023-04-12 19:10:31
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) pulled Synthea (10507) under review
2023-03-30 10:49:49
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of Synthea (10507)
2023-03-30 10:49:40
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Synthea (10507)
2023-03-30 10:49:28
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Synthea (10507)
2023-03-30 10:48:30
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Synthea (10507)
2023-03-30 10:48:20
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Synthea (10507)
2023-03-30 10:48:08
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Synthea (10507)
2023-03-30 10:44:02
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Synthea (10507)
2023-03-30 10:42:06
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Synthea (10507)
2023-03-30 10:41:35
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Synthea (10507)
2023-03-30 10:41:22
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Synthea (10507)
2023-03-30 10:40:38
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Synthea (10507)
2023-03-30 10:39:49
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Synthea (10507)
2023-03-30 10:39:29
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Synthea (10507)
2023-03-30 10:39:09
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Synthea (10507)
2023-03-30 10:38:28
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for Synthea (10507)
2023-03-30 10:36:41
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) pulled Synthea (10507) under review
2023-03-28 20:46:48
Jason Walonoski (Applicant) submitted application for Synthea (10507)
2023-03-28 20:19:23
Jason Walonoski (Applicant) created a refresher application for Synthea (10114)
2022-11-01 07:50:16
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