Can population-level analysis of EHRs amplify research, education and policy-making in India?

With the increasing digitization in healthcare, several institutions have accumulated large databases of electronic health record (EHR) information. This talk will explore how stakeholders for health-data analysis in India can be identified and will delve into whether making health records securely accessible to the stakeholders can lead to rapid progress in research, education and policy making.

Speakers

Kavishwar Wagholikar, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School

Shawn Murphy, Professor in Biomedical Informatics and Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School

Diane Keogh, i2b2-tranSMART Foundation Director and Senior Program Director, Clinical and Translational Science Center, Harvard University

Prabhakaran Dorairaj, Vice President (Research and Policy) and Director, Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)

Vijay Chandru, Professor, Interdisciplinary Research, Indian Institute of Science Co-Chair, Technology Workstream, Lancet Citizens’ Commission