This useful review appeared last week:30 August 2017Uncovering Scandinavia’s health-data secretsPosted by Felicity Nelson I’d just crumpled onto the couch at home when an unknown number flashed up on my mobile. “It’s Christian Nøhr calling from Denmark,” said a warm voice down the line. I did the awkward phone-to-shoulder contortion as I scrambled for a pen, notepad and dictaphone.I wasn’t expecting this call.My half-hour chat with Professor Nøhr, a health informatics expert from Denmark’s Aalborg University, opened a small window into what I’ve decided to call “data heaven”.Until very recently, Australian researchers have had to beg federal, state and territory governments for linked health data and could wait years to gain access.In one instance, cited by the Productivity Commission in its March 2017 report, there was a five-year delay in the supply of vital data that went on to show an increased cancer risk for young people undergoing CT scans.“Had [the] study been approved...
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