Aggregate Data and Healthcare

Aggregate data is used to develop information about groups of patients. As the United States is trying to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, aggregation of data is important to preserve individual privacy, but on the other hand, is useful in tracking this virus.

 

Public Health: Aggregated data in public health provides researchers information that promotes,1) Patient Safety, 2) Prevention, and 3) Awareness. According to Clinfowiki (2015),  "the impact of multiple environmental exposures within a given area is a good example of using aggregated data for public health awareness. Environmental exposures has various categories; chemical (contaminated water), radiation (x-rays), air pollutants (gas) and occupational hazards (lead). Assessing population exposure distribution allows researchers to define healthcare outcomes and quantify the association between exposure and response. It also verifies risk characterization which estimates the number of people affected, duration and severity of condition caused by the environmental agent".

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References

Aggregated data. (2015, February 10). Retrieved May 21, 2020, from https://clinfowiki.org/wiki/index.php/Aggregated_data

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