Amsterdam UMC is a leading medical center that combines complex high-quality patient care, innovative scientific research, and education of the next generation of health care professionals. We believe that health care practice, research and education belong together, with each shaping and informing the other.

Within Amsterdam UMC, the Reusable Health Data group of the Medical Informatics department focuses on making health data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR). We develop and apply methods and policies regarding the input, storage and utilization of health data and knowledge. Additionally, we make agreements for when the data is understandable. One of our focus areas is the care for individuals with rare diseases.

“We improve tomorrow’s health and care by using today’s data”

– prof. dr. ir. Ronald Cornet

Our contribution to the PaLaDin project centers on applying FAIR principles to the Interactium. Our aim is to ensure that patients, clinicians, and researchers can more easily share their data and reuse data that are already collected. In doing so, we aim to foster collaboration, speed up discoveries, and ultimately improve patient care.