Health Data Talk Series

‘Data saves lives’4 – starting with your own.
Individual health data are critical for the treating physicians and medical teams to offer the best possible treatment. If the data is collected specifically to support the individual patient care, it’s called primary use of data.
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‘Data saves lives’—your data contributes to saving others.
The re-use and aggregation of combined data from patients or healthcare users is equally important, as it allows researchers, healthcare providers, and policymakers to gain deeper insights into the root causes of diseases, identify the most effective treatments, and enhance healthcare delivery. Simply put, the treatment you receive today is the result of data collected and analyzed from others with the same condition. By sharing your data, you help future patients in the same way. This practice is known as the secondary use of data and is key to advancing the quality of care for all. The figure below explains the different advantages of secondary use of data.