Abstract
Is health-care data the new blood?
Highlights
Last year, an article published in The Economist declared that the world’s most valuable resource was no longer oil but data.[1]
In health care, is data equivalent to oil or would it be more accurate to describe it as blood? We propose that health-care data records are digital specimens and should be treated with the same rigour, care, and caution afforded to physical medical specimens
We advocate that the use of these digital samples be limited to validated and beneficial uses for the donor and that patient privacy be fully protected
Summary
An article published in The Economist declared that the world’s most valuable resource was no longer oil but data.[1].
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