The need for ethical data models for comprehensive data sharing

MedCity News October 10, 2021
Derek Baird

It is imperative for health systems to form data sharing partnerships that allow for the analysis of de-identified clinical data, while effectively and comprehensively protecting patient information.

There is growing recognition that the analysis of patient data can bring powerful improvements in patient care and the development of new medicines. At the same time, there is acknowledgement that patient data sharing must be coupled with transparency and an ethical approach.

So it becomes imperative for health systems to form data sharing partnerships that allow for the analysis of de-identified clinical data, while effectively and comprehensively protecting patient information. In the past, those two goals were often seen as mutually exclusive, but new emerging ethical partnership models meet both aspirations. In...

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