Burgun A, Bernal-Delgado E, Kuchinke W, van Staa T, Cunningham J, Lettieri E, Mazzali C, Oksen D, Estupiñan F, Barone A, Chène G. Health Data for Public Health: Towards New Ways of Combining Data Sources to Support Research Efforts in Europe.
Yearb Med Inform 2017;
26:235-240. [PMID:
29063571 PMCID:
PMC6239221 DOI:
10.15265/iy-2017-034]
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Abstract
Objectives: To present the European landscape regarding the re-use of health administrative data for research. Methods: We present some collaborative projects and solutions that have been developed by Nordic countries, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, and the UK, to facilitate access to their health data for research purposes. Results: Research in public health is transitioning from siloed systems to more accessible and re-usable data resources. Following the example of the Nordic countries, several European countries aim at facilitating the re-use of their health administrative databases for research purposes. However, the ecosystem is still a complex patchwork, with different rules, policies, and processes for data provision. Conclusion: The challenges are such that with the abundance of health administrative data, only a European, overarching public health research infrastructure, is able to efficiently facilitate access to this data and accelerate research based on these highly valuable resources.
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