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This tutorial provides a guide for generating synthetic electronic health record (EHR) data using generative adversarial networks (GANs). It details the process from data preprocessing to quality evaluation, enhancing EHR data accessibility.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Health Informatics
Machine Learning
Data Science

Background:

Synthetic electronic health record (EHR) data generation is crucial for large-scale access to private health information.
Machine learning advances improve synthetic EHR data quality, with generative adversarial networks (GANs) being a key method.
A lack of detailed procedural guidance hinders reproducible synthetic EHR data development.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a transparent and reproducible process for generating structured synthetic EHR data.
To provide a tutorial using a publicly accessible EHR dataset.
To cover essential aspects of synthetic EHR data generation using GANs.

Main Methods:

Utilizing generative adversarial networks (GANs) for synthetic EHR data generation.
Detailed explanation of GAN architecture, EHR data types, and representation.
Step-by-step guide on data preprocessing, GAN training, synthetic data generation, postprocessing, and quality evaluation.

Main Results:

Demonstration of a complete workflow for creating high-quality synthetic EHR data.
Publicly available source code for the entire generation process.
Comprehensive discussion on challenges and future directions in synthetic EHR data generation.

Conclusions:

The tutorial offers a practical framework for developing synthetic EHR data.
Reproducible methods and open-source code enhance the utility of synthetic EHR data.
Addresses the need for standardized procedures in synthetic health data creation.