[MyData & Open Data] health records in the uk

Mon Mar 3 07:20:10 UTC 2014

Thanks Javier for sharing!

That's a really confused use of the term "Open Data" - given that as far as
I know, there's been no proposals for individual patient records to be
released as open data in the Open Definition
<http://opendefinition.org>sense.  Clearly lots more work to be done
helping folks have shared
understanding of key terms in this area...

Laura

On 28 February 2014 23:18, Javier Ruiz <javier at openrightsgroup.org> wrote:

> 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.*
>
> --
> Javier Ruiz
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