A national health plan that uses data to assess individual risk and control disease outbreaks would have created less disruption than the current coronavirus pandemic response.
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A recent report by the CDC estimated that the true number of COVID-19 cases in the US could be six to 24 times more than the number of confirmed cases. A public health scholar explains the implications.
People living in long-term care facilities have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 in Canada. A new report analyzing long-term care around the world assesses Canada’s pandemic performance.
It is only with comparable data that scientists can assess whether the measures they implement are effective in protecting citizens, and better prepare for future health crises.
The watchdog has voiced concerns over the proposed US$2.1 billion merger, from which both users and Australian health services could lose out.
Police departments have suggested using contact tracing approaches to track protesters, raising concerns about data and privacy.
Breastfeeding is important for infant and maternal health. But without national data non breastfeeding rates, we have no idea whether things are improving or getting worse.
The UK government has quietly relaxed a confidentiality law that protects patient health data. Here’s why that matters.
The COVID-19 pandemic presents potentially concerning trajectories for race relations. Many of these concerns might even originate within the medical profession.
On the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, we take a look at how her monumental efforts helped shape the way we model health care and disease outbreak data today.
Data breaches are on the rise, but blockchain can provide a secure way for consumers to manage their data and their privacy.
Government privacy commissioners are investigating a data breach at one of Canada’s largest medical services companies, after hackers gained access to the personal information of 15 million customers.
The digitization of health care in Canada has been a bumpy ride — due to lack of focus on governance, and lack of emphasis on interoperability, transparency and accountability.
As more data are collected, it’s important for the public to understand how their health information is being used. But user agreements are often complex, lengthy and written in inaccessible language.
Health data gathered without the patient’s consent can provide valuable information; however, transparency is crucial to maintain trust.
Health-care providers are increasingly relying on large data sets to deliver services. However, Small Data approaches provide nuance and context, and in some instances can be more beneficial.
East African countries use a scorecard to monitor maternal and child health progress in the region.
In Manitoba, Canada, researchers have used health databases to better understand how people with tuberculosis interact with the health-care system.
The government has rejected a call to extend the My Health Record opt-out period while amendments are made to ensure the privacy and security of the system.
The strengths of blockchain technologies could help address the weaknesses of health care systems to store and secure medical records.
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Professor (adjunct) and Senior Fellow, Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Professor of Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Director, European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter
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Lecturer, Department for Health, University of Bath
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Associate professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer of Media Studies and Digital Media, University of Sussex
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Information Specialist, University of Sheffield
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Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
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Professor of Digital Economy, University of Nottingham
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Professor in Breastfeeding Research, La Trobe University
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Lecturer, Digital and Social Media, University of Technology Sydney
