Question

The amount of electronic patient data is enormous. As long as it is deidentified (i.e., you cannot tell who the patient was), debate the following:

• Do you think this data should be used to learn about diseases, outbreaks, patterns, etc.?  
• How do you perceive this data to be of value?
• In what ways do you think it should be used?  
• Who should extract the data?  
• Who should be responsible for studying the data to determine what can be leant from it?

Answer 1

1. I think that it should be used to learn about diseases, outbreaks, patterns etc. as it has all the patient's data and it is faster to input any new information related to diseases instead of following the old traditional paperwork, it also will save a lot of time.

2. According to me the data is worth more than we can think, as it contains the patient's medical health records, an epidemic of any disease which is crucial.

3. It should be used to :-

• To store patient's medical records.
• Prevent medical errors.
• Faster in diagnosing.
• Faster treatment.
• To research on certain illness.

4. The individual who should extract this data should be from medical field such as a Doctor, nurse, clinical researcher etc.

5. The person responsible for studying data should be a Doctor, nurse or a data analyst.