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No time to lose: Building a data strategy for the European Reference Networks - A EURORDIS contribution
No time to lose: Building a data strategy for the European Reference Networks is a EURORDIS contribution published to inform the debate on a much-needed data strategy for the European Reference Networks (ERNs).
Through this paper, our aim is to trigger a strategic discussion on health data and ERNs that is long overdue.
These Networks are a groundbreaking new structure that represent a unique opportunity for the innovative use of health data across borders to improve the lives of people living with a rare disease. At the same time, the large majority of people living with a rare disease are willing to share their health data to advance care and research, as long as this is done in a secure manner and they remain in control of the data sharing process.
An integral data strategy should therefore be one of the building blocks of an ERN structure that aims to improve the life of people living with a rare disease through knowledge and data sharing across countries and diseases.
To fulfil this ambition, ERNs require strategic direction, a long-term vision and policy alignment with the wider European health data ecosystem.
This paper outlines EURORDIS’ proposal to co-create a comprehensive ERN data strategy that matches the ambition of the Networks, enabling them to address some of the most pressing public health needs of people living with a rare disease or complex condition.
We propose to start the conversation by setting up a multi-stakeholder steering committee that would address the following key questions:
In parallel, this multi-stakeholder steering committee should define an implementation framework fit for purpose.
While we acknowledge that all 24 ERNs are different and might have different data needs, as well as different data readiness levels, we strongly believe that they will all benefit from a common implementation data infrastructure that can aggregate demand, provide project support and build common methodologies to support implementation, allowing for a certain degree of customisation when required.
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