Archives: Glossary

An IRB is an appropriately constituted group that has been formally designated to review and monitor biomedical research involving human subjects. An IRB has the authority to approve, require modifications in (to secure approval), or disapprove research. This group review serves an important role in the protection of the rights and welfare of human research subjects. – FDA

The interconnection via the Internet of computing devices embedded in everyday objects, enabling them to send and receive data. – Oxford English Dictionary

The ability for a dataset from one product or source to be completely functional with another dataset from a different product or source.

a data set where many important identifiers are removed – however, it is not a de-identified dataset and it is considered to be PHI.

“(of research or data) involving information about an individual or group gathered over a long period of time.” – Oxford English Dictionary

an application of AI that provides systems the ability to automatically learn and improve from experience without being explicitly programmed. Machine learning focuses on the development of computer programs that can access data and use it to learn and perform tasks for themselves.

Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that, together with the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), provides health coverage to over 72.5 million Americans, including children, pregnant women, parents, seniors, and individuals with disabilities. Medicaid is the single largest source of health coverage in the United States.   

Medicare is the federal health insurance program for: people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD)

“A set of data that describes and gives information about other data.” – Oxford English Dictionary

A specialized branch of artificial intelligence focused on the interpretation and manipulation of human-generated spoken or written data.