Next-Generation Capabilities in Trusted Research Environments: Interview Study.
Background: A Trusted Research Environment (TRE; also known as a Safe Haven) is an environment supported by trained staff and agreed processes (principles and standards), providing access to data for research while protecting patient confidentiality. Accessing sensitive data without compromising the...
| Published in: | Journal of Medical Internet Research Vol. 24; no. 9 |
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| Format: | research Journal Article |
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JMIR Publications Inc.
Sep2022
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=159528633&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 159528633 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 14394456 DNC jtl: Journal of Medical Internet Research issn: 14394456 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Sep2022 vid: 24 iid: 9 pid: 21567 pub: JMIR Publications Inc. place: Toronto, Ontario artinfo: ui: 159528633 159528633 NLM36125859 159528633 10.2196/33720 NLM36125859 159528633 ppct: 1 formats: tig: atl: Next-Generation Capabilities in Trusted Research Environments: Interview Study. aug: au: Kavianpour, Sanaz Sutherland, James Mansouri-Benssassi, Esma Coull, Natalie Jefferson, Emily affil: 1 School of Design and Informatics, Abertay University, Dundee, United Kingdom sug: subj: Artificial Intelligence Data Security Privacy and Confidentiality Qualitative Studies Human ab: Background: A Trusted Research Environment (TRE; also known as a Safe Haven) is an environment supported by trained staff and agreed processes (principles and standards), providing access to data for research while protecting patient confidentiality. Accessing sensitive data without compromising the privacy and security of the data is a complex process.Objective: This paper presents the security measures, administrative procedures, and technical approaches adopted by TREs.Methods: We contacted 73 TRE operators, 22 (30%) of whom, in the United Kingdom and internationally, agreed to be interviewed remotely under a nondisclosure agreement and to complete a questionnaire about their TRE.Results: We observed many similar processes and standards that TREs follow to adhere to the Seven Safes principles. The security processes and TRE capabilities for supporting observational studies using classical statistical methods were mature, and the requirements were well understood. However, we identified limitations in the security measures and capabilities of TREs to support "next-generation" requirements such as wide ranges of data types, ability to develop artificial intelligence algorithms and software within the environment, handling of big data, and timely import and export of data.Conclusions: We found a lack of software or other automation tools to support the community and limited knowledge of how to meet the next-generation requirements from the research community. Disclosure control for exporting artificial intelligence algorithms and software was found to be particularly challenging, and there is a clear need for additional controls to support this capability within TREs. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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