Canadian Prairies Chapter of HIMSS Presentation

Case Study: Sharing Complex Health System Data - Reg Joseph, CEO, Health Cities

March 22^nd, 12:00pm MDT - 1:00pm MDT

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Abstract:

Effective data-driven decision making in health is a goal that eludes our Canadian health systems. Data availability is not the issue, we have the data. In the case of Alberta, we boast a robust set of a genetically diverse data of approximately 4.5 million individuals. The challenge around data utilization is accessibility. The process to access individual-level health data is convoluted and time consuming and often acts as a significant barrier to health innovation in the community. Data accessibility is a difficult endeavor and many organizations that have shown interest in health data have demonstrated little success. For health systems to harness the potential power of this data, we need to create models where we tap into data talent from community, academia, and industry to work alongside our health systems to use the latest data analytic techniques to co-develop novel models and solutions in health care.

New methods, such as synthetic data generation, have the potential to unlock the historically siloed and difficult-to-access data sets, and provide a channel for readily available access in a secure and reliable manner. Synthetic data is not considered to be personal information because there is no one-to-one mapping between the synthetic records and real people.

In this project, we wanted to explore how synthetic data can be analytically useful and at the same time protect patient privacy.

Speaker:  Reg Joseph

Reg Joseph was appointed as the CEO of Health Cities in February 2018. He has 20 years’ experience spanning the health, technology and investment sectors. At Health Cities, Reg is focused on developing new pathways for healthcare delivery to drive better health outcomes and economic growth for our region

Reg has served in a wide variety of roles including as an analyst with Boston-based Leerink Swann & Co. and managed a global business unit at US-based Invitrogen Corporation (now Thermo Fisher). Reg has founded and led local health technology companies and most recently, he served as the Vice President of Health at Alberta Innovates managing outgoing investments from the Heritage Fund.

 In addition to serving on multiple boards of health technology companies, Reg currently serves as Chair of the Board of BioTalent Canada and on the MacEwan University Board of Governors. Reg has a B.Sc. in Physiology and an MBA in Finance.

Health Cities is a Canadian not-for-profit corporation that works with clinicians, innovators, philanthropic organizations, and companies to develop new models of care that can drive better health outcomes and economic development in the health sector.