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Australia launches network to standardize hospital health data
Australia is setting up the Australian Health Data Evidence Network through a three-year, A$9.5 million initiative.
Adelaide University leads the work with the Australian Research Data Commons, and the University of Queensland is also involved.
The network aims to make hospital health records consistent across the country so researchers can study information gathered during everyday care.
It is intended to help researchers understand health outcomes and trends, and potentially improve treatments and care.
Patient information is meant to stay private and secure as the network is developed.
The team is building the infrastructure and working out how researchers can access the data ethically; the longer-term goal is to use health data to improve care and support better prediction of health risks.
Australia is establishing the Australian Health Data Evidence Network to standardize real-world data from hospital electronic medical records.
The network is intended to help researchers study health outcomes while keeping patient information private and secure.
The initiative is funded with $9.5 million over three years.
Adelaide University is leading the work with the Australian Research Data Commons as a partner.
The network is developing infrastructure and arrangements for ethical researcher access to the data.
- Who
- Adelaide University is leading the Australian Health Data Evidence Network with the Australian Research Data Commons as a partner.
- What
- The network aims to standardize real-world data from hospital electronic medical records for research.
- When
- The initiative is a three-year project. The article was published on 2026-11-02.
- Where
- Australia.
- Why
- To help researchers learn from health data and improve understanding of health outcomes, while protecting patient information.
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- Funding
- $9.5 million over three years
- Network
- Australian Health Data Evidence Network (AHDEN)
- Lead institution
- Adelaide University
- Partner
- Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)