Open AccessPotentials and Challenges of the Health Data Cooperative Model
Author(s) -
Ilse van Roessel,
Matthias Reumann,
Angela Brand
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
public health genomics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1662-8063
pISSN - 1662-4246
DOI - 10.1159/000489994
Subject(s) - big data , cloud computing , digitization , data science , health care , computer science , transparency (behavior) , empowerment , business , data sharing , data access , internet privacy , knowledge management , computer security , medicine , data mining , database , alternative medicine , pathology , political science , law , economics , computer vision , economic growth , operating system
Currently, abundances of highly relevant health data are locked up in data silos due to decentralized storage and data protection laws. The health data cooperative (HDC) model is established to make this valuable data available for societal purposes. The aim of this study is to analyse the HDC model and its potentials and challenges.