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Clinically-Informed Synthetic Patient Populations

(October 2025 Edition — 100 | 1 000 | 10 000 Patients)


Overview

These datasets represent fully synthetic, privacy-free populations that emulate the structure and statistical behavior of modern hospital data as of October 2025.

Each population includes four inter-linked tables describing demographics, admissions, diagnoses, and laboratory measurements.

No real patient information is used or referenced anywhere — every record is computer-generated, de-identified by design, and derived entirely from algorithmic logic.

The populations reproduce the diversity of a contemporary healthcare system (≈ 30 – 95 years old in 2025) with realistic comorbidity networks, laboratory correlations, and healthcare-use patterns that collectively behave like authentic EMRs.


Comparison: 2015 EMRBots vs. October 2025 Clinically-Informed Synthetic EMR

Feature EMRBots (2015) Clinically-Informed Synthetic Population (October 2025)
Data Source Randomized distributions seeded manually Statistically generated using clinical logic and physiologic dependencies
Conditions ICD-coded, random frequency 15 chronic conditions with realistic co-occurrence networks and age trends
Admissions Random encounters Admissions scale with severity index and comorbidity load
Laboratory Data Independent random values 30 + labs with coupled physiologic equations (Hct≈3×Hgb, AG = Na−(Cl+CO₂), TP = Alb+Glob)
Clinical Correlations None Condition-specific lab shifts (↑ Glucose → Diabetes; ↑ BUN/Cr → CKD)
Severity Measure None Transparent “Severity Index” = count of chronic conditions
Comorbidity Links Independent diseases Realistic clusters – metabolic, cardiac, pulmonary, neuro-aging, psychosomatic
Validation Visual inspection only Automated analytics, co-occurrence maps, and physiologic consistency tests
Clinical Plausibility Moderate (for demonstration) High – patterns mirror true hospital data while remaining 100 % synthetic
Privacy Risk None (toy data) None – no real patients, no protected health information
Intended Use Conceptual teaching ML training, RWE validation, EHR pipeline testing, education, benchmarking

Summary

The October 2025 datasets represent the next generation of synthetic EMR design — clinically coherent, statistically stable, and physiologically accurate.

They bridge the gap between early random EMR simulators and research-grade synthetic populations that preserve medical realism without privacy concerns.


Table Structure

Table Description
PatientCorePopulatedTable.txt One record per synthetic patient, including demographics, behavior, and a severity index (number of chronic conditions).
AdmissionsCorePopulatedTable.txt One record per simulated hospital stay with realistic start/end dates linked to each patient.
AdmissionsDiagnosesCorePopulatedTable.txt Chronic-condition descriptors attached to each admission (15 canonical diseases).
LabsCorePopulatedTable.txt Time-stamped laboratory values across 30 + analytes, each obeying physiologic constraints and disease-specific drifts.

Why the October 2025 Synthetic EMR Data Are High Quality

These datasets are entirely artificial yet clinically logical.
Their quality derives from coordinated realism across demographics, disease architecture, laboratory dependencies, and severity-linked behavior.

Demographic and Behavioral Realism

  • Age: 30 – 95 yrs (peak ≈ 63 yrs), matching chronic-disease demographics.
  • Gender: Balanced male/female ratio.
  • Socioeconomics: Tri-modal poverty distribution mirroring urban–suburban–rural mix.
  • Language / Race: Predominantly English and Spanish speakers with diverse representation.
  • Smoking: Higher prevalence in lower-income groups – reflecting known public-health gradients.

These parameters yield statistically credible yet privacy-safe population heterogeneity.

Comorbidity Architecture and Severity Representation

Fifteen chronic conditions form correlated clusters, producing realistic co-occurrence matrices:

Cluster Typical Relationships Observable Effects
Metabolic Diabetes ↔ CKD ↔ Hyperlipidemia ↔ IHD Elevated Glucose and BUN/Cr pairs
Cardiac CHF ↔ Atrial Fibrillation ↔ IHD More admissions + lower Albumin
Pulmonary Asthma ↔ COPD (overlap ≈ 12 %) Mild neutrophilia and increased WBC
Neuro-Aging Alzheimer’s Dementia ↔ Age > 75 Higher severity and longer LOS
Psychosomatic Depression ↔ Arthritis Slightly elevated health-care use

The Severity Index (number of chronic conditions per patient) provides a simple, interpretable illness-burden metric.

  • Admissions rise monotonically with severity (r ≈ 0.9).
  • Lab abnormalities intensify with severity – ↑ Cr/BUN, ↓ Albumin and Hemoglobin – reflecting progressive multisystem stress.

Physiologic Coherence in Laboratories

Laboratory values are not independent; they respect medical equations and covariances:

Hematology

  • Hct ≈ 3× Hgb (r ≈ 0.95)
  • Derived indices (MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW) remain balanced.
  • CKD and Cancer patients show mild anemia and higher RDW.

Electrolytes & Acid–Base

  • AG ≈ Na – (Cl + CO₂) ± 0.6 mmol/L.
  • Potassium independent within 3 – 6 mmol/L range.

Renal Panel

  • BUN ↔ Creatinine (r ≈ 0.8).
  • CKD cases show BUN ≥ 20 mg/dL and Cr ≥ 1.1 mg/dL.

Proteins & Liver Function

  • Total Protein = Albumin + Globulin (identity holds).
  • Albumin declines with cardiac disease severity.
  • Calcium tracks Albumin (Δ ≈ 0.1 mg/dL per 1 g/dL Alb change).

Inflammatory Markers

  • WBC and Neutrophils rise in COPD / Asthma.
  • Absolute counts sum to total WBC exactly.

Urinalysis

  • SG 1.014 – 1.028; pH 4.5 – 7.5.
  • CKD patients slightly higher Urine WBC.

Across tens of thousands of records, < 0.5 % fall outside plausible ranges.

Statistical Integrity Across Tables

  • 1 : 1 linkage between PatientID and AdmissionID.
  • Temporal logic: no overlapping admissions per patient.
  • Lab frequency: 1 – 2 measurements per hospital day.
  • Scalability: distributions and correlations hold from 100 → 10 000 patients.

Empirical Validation

Visual and statistical checks confirm realism:

  • Age and severity histograms match population expectations.
  • Admissions vs Severity scatter shows monotonic trend.
  • Condition prevalence ≈ Hypertension > Hyperlipidemia > Diabetes > Arthritis > Depression.
  • Co-occurrence heatmaps show logical metabolic and cardiac clusters.

Dataset Scales

Population Patients Admissions (≈) Diagnoses (≈) Labs (≈) Avg # Conditions / Patient Avg Admissions / Patient
Small 100 ≈ 400 ≈ 800 ≈ 60 000 3.1 4.0
Medium 1 000 ≈ 4 000 ≈ 8 000 ≈ 600 000 3.2 4.0
Large 10 000 ≈ 40 000 ≈ 80 000 ≈ 6 000 000 3.2 4.0

Analytics Gallery

Example visuals in analytics/ folder:

  • age_hist.png – Age distribution
  • severity_hist.png – Chronic condition counts
  • condition_prevalence_bar.png – Top 15 conditions
  • condition_cooccurrence_heatmap.png – Comorbidity matrix

Applications

  • ML training and feature testing on synthetic EHR data
  • Educational modules for data science and epidemiology
  • Pipeline and dashboard validation for multi-table databases
  • Research on correlation preservation and synthetic data utility

Disclaimer: All records are artificial. No real patient data were used, referenced, or replicated in any form. The datasets are generated for public research and educational purposes only.


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