Health research requires the linking of healthcare-related data
Hoffmann, W.; Berg, N.-V.-D.; Schmitt, J.; Ihle, P.; Anton, G.; Datzmann, T.; Franke, B.; Geraedts, M.; Gloystein, S.; Hanß, S.; Heinrich, P.; Henke, E.; Hennings, A.; Heuschmann, P.; Illig, T.; Kraus, M.; Lang, C.; Müller, G.; Neumann, A.; Ortmann, S.; Priya… · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2026 · Heft 4 · S. 1 bis 1
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Linking project data and data from routine clinical practice with healthcare-related data is essential for German healthcare research in order to answer complex questions validly and efficiently. Currently, fragmented data sources, heterogeneous legal requirements, and a lack of infrastructure prevent the optimal use and linking of these data. The Network University Medicine (NUM) is therefore developing a dedicated data infrastructure to link primary study data and routine clinical data with external healthcare-related data (e. g., data from statutory and private health insurance companies, data from cancer reg…