Becnel LB, Hastak S, Ver Hoef W, Milius RP, Slack M, Wold D, Glickman ML, Brodsky B, Jaffe C, Kush R, Helton E. BRIDG: a domain information model for translational and clinical protocol-driven research.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2017;
24:882-890. [PMID:
28339791 PMCID:
PMC6259662 DOI:
10.1093/jamia/ocx004]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Revised: 12/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND
It is critical to integrate and analyze data from biological, translational, and clinical studies with data from health systems; however, electronic artifacts are stored in thousands of disparate systems that are often unable to readily exchange data.
OBJECTIVE
To facilitate meaningful data exchange, a model that presents a common understanding of biomedical research concepts and their relationships with health care semantics is required. The Biomedical Research Integrated Domain Group (BRIDG) domain information model fulfills this need. Software systems created from BRIDG have shared meaning "baked in," enabling interoperability among disparate systems. For nearly 10 years, the Clinical Data Standards Interchange Consortium, the National Cancer Institute, the US Food and Drug Administration, and Health Level 7 International have been key stakeholders in developing BRIDG.
METHODS
BRIDG is an open-source Unified Modeling Language-class model developed through use cases and harmonization with other models.
RESULTS
With its 4+ releases, BRIDG includes clinical and now translational research concepts in its Common, Protocol Representation, Study Conduct, Adverse Events, Regulatory, Statistical Analysis, Experiment, Biospecimen, and Molecular Biology subdomains.
INTERPRETATION
The model is a Clinical Data Standards Interchange Consortium, Health Level 7 International, and International Standards Organization standard that has been utilized in national and international standards-based software development projects. It will continue to mature and evolve in the areas of clinical imaging, pathology, ontology, and vocabulary support. BRIDG 4.1.1 and prior releases are freely available at https://bridgmodel.nci.nih.gov .
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