Can we please have more openness of the (anonymized) training data, so that we can have more healthy competition in this space?
For example, I'd hate it if insurance companies built all the apps because they have all the training data.
For example, I'd hate it if insurance companies built all the apps because they have all the training data.
In addition to large datasets, this protectiveness extends to data specific to an individual patient. Consider this scenario: You need to see a specialist, and have the choice of providers; specialist A is within the same system as your PCP, while specialist B is with a smaller, independent practice. Specialist A therefore has access to the same EMR as your PCP, while specialist B does not. This has a direct impact on your experience as a patient: at specialist A, it feels like their office "knows" you; your visit to specialist B, however, would include filling out a bunch of forms (demographic info, insurance, medical history...) that you've filled out countless times before.
Of course, it's in the patient's interest for their data to flow freely between providers, no matter which healthcare system they're on. And many healthcare systems recognize this, and strive to share data. But they are often going against their own economic interests to do so.
Its not just seeing it as such, it is. Data is everything these days.
What is the state of art of research on this ? Google and Microsoft are trying something around this https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601294/microsoft-and-goog...
all have (or will have) the capacity for doing this
[0]: https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/guidance...