v2.4.0

Synthea v2.4.0 includes several new features including:

• Export Practitioners in FHIR DSTU2, STU3, R4
• FHIR ndjson support
• Numerous FHIR fixes
• Fix for FHIR Claim references (@idubrov)
• Fixes for locale decimal representation in exporters (@SimonUzL)
• A new Anemia module from OSEHRA (@petercyli)
• Non-native speakers and spelling fixes (@stpapp)
• Export organizations and clinicians in CSV (@ramdesh)
• No longer requires local git installation (@dehall)

Please see the project Wiki for information on how to get started and common configuration settings.

We want to hear from you. Let us know how you and your team are using Synthea at synthea-list@groups.mitre.org!

v2.2.0

New features:

• New Support for FHIR R4 (v3.5.0) (@glow-mdsol)
• FHIR ExplanationOfBenefit Resource (STU3 only) using Blue Button 2.0 Implementation Guide profiles. (@kghoreshi)
• Veterans: a portion of the population are now military veterans and use veteran facilities. (@brianandersonmitre @dehall @jawalonoski @garypgryan)
• Significant medication code fixes (@shabiel)
• Significant disease model enhancements (@brianandersonmitre @laambrosino @notpace)
• Urgent Care facilities and symptom driven encounters (@cmbear37)
• Individual Clinicians now provide care, not just an organization (@cmbear37). Clinicians are not yet exported.

Please see the project Wiki for information on how to get started and common configuration settings.

We want to hear from you. Let us know how you and your team are using Synthea at synthea-list@groups.mitre.org!

v2.0.0

This is the first full release of the Java version of Synthea.

Requires JDK 8 or 10.

• Formats
  • FHIR (STU3 v3.0.1 and DSTU2 v1.0.2)
  • C-CDA R2.1
  • CSV

v1.3.1

This is the final Ruby version of Synthea. The project is transitioning to Java.

This version of Synthea includes:

• Minor bug fixes to v1.3.0 including MongoDB configuration and FHIR cardinality issues.

v1.3.0

This version of Synthea includes:

• Update to Ruby 2.4
• Easier to generate other areas (e.g. US states or elsewhere)
• Provider Organizations and Claims
• Quality Adjust Life Year calculations
• MRN Patient Identifiers
• Numerous FHIR Resource fixes (both STU3 and DSTU2)
• C-CDA R2.1 fixes
• Gender specific first names

v1.2.0

This update of Synthea includes:

• Adds CSV exporter
• Updates FHIR to version 3.0.1
• Adds optional Standard Health Record FHIR profiles
• Numerous Module Fixes
• Adds Prevalence Report

Module Validations

This version includes numerous "realism fixes" especially in regards to metabolic syndrome (diabetes and associated comorbidities) and includes outputting of prevalences. In the future, the prevalence output should be generalized to all conditions, procedures, vaccinations, and medications.

Synthea v1.0.0

This marks the first major release of Synthea!

Features

• Birth to Death Lifecycle
• Configuration-based statistics and demographics (defaults with Massachusetts Census data)
• Modular Rule System
  • Drop in Generic Modules
  • Custom Ruby rules modules for additional capabilities
• Primary Care Encounters, Emergency Room Encounters, and Symptom-Driven Encounters
• Conditions, Allergies, Medications, Vaccinations, Observations/Vitals, Labs, Procedures, CarePlans
• Formats
  • FHIR (STU3 v1.6)
  • C-CDA
• Rendering Rules and Disease Modules with Graphviz

Diseases

Top 10 Reasons Patients Visit PCP	Top 10 Years of Life Lost
Routine infant/child health check	Ischemic Heart Disease
Essential Hypertension	Lung Cancer
Diabetes Mellitus	Alzheimer’s Disease
Normal Pregnancy	COPD
Respiratory Infections (Pharyngitis, Bronchitis, Sinusitis)	Cerebrovascular Disease
General Adult Medical Examination	Road Injuries
Disorders of Lipoid Metabolism	Self-Harm
Ear Infections (Otitis Media)	Diabetes Mellitus
Asthma	Colorectal Cancer
Urinary Tract Infections	Drug Use Disorders (limited to Opioids)