Description of Collaborative Activity: |
In cooperation with the Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NEHII) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH launched a pilot program earlier this year that uses a machine learning concept known as federated learning that could leverage existing HIE data while ensuring privacy. Federated learning is a machine learning technique that shares an analytical model between different groups, allowing them to analyze their own data – and share those results – without needing to share the actual raw data.
The pilot aimed to expand clinical insights regarding COVID-19 using the existing ways health data are stored and protected in the US. In our pilot, each organization connected to a central cloud ecosystem known as the Multi-state Federated Architecture for Shared Analytics, better known as MuFASA. |
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Committee, Advisory Group, or Work Group
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