[MyData & Open Data] health records in the uk

[Javier Ruiz]

Great article by Ben Goldacre
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/28/care-data-is-in-chaos

quote on official policy:

access to individual patients records can "enable insurance companies to accurately calculate actuarial risk so as to offer fair premiums to its [sic] customers. Such outcomes are an important aim of Open Data, an important government policy initiative. 

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Javier Ruiz
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