Two themes which always seem to find its way into all the episodes of the Health Analytic Insights podcast are: data governance and the importance of clear communication to patients when designing digital healthcare products. Today we are going to talk all about data governance and what it means for the health informatics field. The month of September, marks one year since I began the Health Analytic Insights podcast, thank you so much for listening, much appreciated!
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Resources discussed in the episode
PHIPA (Personal Health Information Protection Act): https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/04p03
CIHI’s Health Data and Information Governance and Capability Framework: https://www.cihi.ca/sites/default/files/document/health-data-info-capability-framework-en.pdf
Selling patients records: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/08/31/hospital-clerk-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-selling-patient-records.html
Machine learning algorithms can cause harm:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03228-6
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/12/21/1015303/stanford-vaccine-algorithm/
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Why is Data Governance Critical in Health Informatics?