As part of openjournals/joss-reviews#4062 JOSS guidelines ask for "State of the field: Do the authors describe how this software compares to other commonly-used packages?" I do not see comparison to other used packages and software (i2b2/SHRINE, OMOP/OHDSI stack, Leaf, etc.) Could you please add in this background and comparison?
Minor suggestions:
"Provide protection of PHI" - could you please define PHI (with brief explanation/references, such as HIPAA Privacy Regs)? (line 52)
References for FDA Sentinel and PCORnet (lines 64-65)
Paper is generally well-written and clear.
As part of openjournals/joss-reviews#4062 JOSS guidelines ask for "State of the field: Do the authors describe how this software compares to other commonly-used packages?" I do not see comparison to other used packages and software (i2b2/SHRINE, OMOP/OHDSI stack, Leaf, etc.) Could you please add in this background and comparison?
Minor suggestions: