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What if We Stop Thinking of People as “Resources”?

My journey from “accidental” People person to supporting the needs of a highly diverse workforce of 9,000 employees changing the face of…

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Health data linking illustrated with a network of connected healthcare events.
Healthcare Data Linking for Small Patient Populations: Privacy Considerations

Discover how healthcare data linking is being conducted with small populations while maintaining patient privacy.

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Privacy Frontiers in Health Data: Genomics (Part 2)
Privacy Frontiers in Health Data: Genomics (Part 2)

In Part 1 of this article, we discussed the evolving scientific landscape of disclosure risk in genetics data. In Part 2, we explore the legislative outcomes of this development. In particular, we will analyze the requirements of the HIPAA Omnibus Rule (2013) and propose a framework for how privacy experts should apply these in practice.

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Leon Ho: Iterating the Growth Process

Leon Ho joined Datavant in 2019 and has been twice promoted from Individual Contributor to Engineering Manager. Below, Leon reflects on the constantly evolving nature of the Engineering team at Datavant, and how this dynamism has directly supported his goals for personal and professional growth.

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Privacy Frontiers in Health Data: Genomics (Part 1)

Learn how advances in genomics impacts genomic data privacy and how studies can adjust to meet new requirements.

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Launching Datavant Trials for next-generation RWD connectivity 

Over the last three years, the proliferation of real-world data at scale has dramatically changed how researchers are thinking about study design, operations, and execution – and the role digital patient data can play. We believe that over the next five years, tokenized clinical trials will be critical to reducing study costs and a force multiplier for accelerating therapeutic innovations for patients. Read this blog post to learn more about about vision and investment in trial tokenization.

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Data & Analytics Thought Leader: Sid Jain, Janssen Research & Development, LLC

In our Data & Analytics Thought Leader Series, Datavant’s Head of Data Strategy, Su Huang, interviews leaders who are advancing data-driven use cases at their organization. This interview is with Sid Jain, Head, Global Development, Data Science at Janssen Research & Development, LLC. At Janssen, Sid and his team are focused on using data science tools and technologies, like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), to accelerate clinical development, with a commitment to not only making drug development faster, better and more efficient – but also making science possible that was not possible before.

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Hackathon Preview: 4 Tips for Balancing Speed and Security in Hackathon Project Development

Hackathons are an integral part of the ongoing growth of any technology company, as they create an opportunity for teams to self-organize for a fixed period of time and tackle a challenging business problem. A hackathon embodies the ideals of experimentation, speed over perfection, and of course, getting things done.

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Carlos Guzman: My Very Fast Journey From Individual Contributor to Engineering Manager

Carlos Guzman joined Datavant in May 2022 and transitioned from software engineer to Engineering Manager within three months. Below, Carlos shares some of his experience joining the Datavant Engineering team and its high-growth, high-learning culture.

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