{"id":14875,"date":"2023-09-21T16:49:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T16:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mysourcefunding.com\/startups\/palantirs-reputation-stalks-its-bid-for-the-uks-national-health-data\/"},"modified":"2023-09-21T16:49:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T16:49:56","slug":"palantirs-reputation-stalks-its-bid-for-the-uks-national-health-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysourcefunding.com\/?p=14875","title":{"rendered":"Palantir\u2019s Reputation Stalks Its Bid for the UK\u2019s National Health Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">These comments were made by Thiel in a private capacity, says Palantir\u2019s McArdle. \u201cOur CEO has made it clear he disagrees with them and that he wishes \u2018we had a health care system in the US that served the poor and underserved as well as I perceive the British system does.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">There is a lot of speculation in the UK about exactly what data Palantir would handle, and how that data would be used.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Zhang says that there are three pools of \u201cde-identified\u201d data\u2014i.e., data that has had patient names and other identifying marks taken out\u2014that could potentially be included in the system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The first is primary care data. That\u2019s simple to extract; it just sits on, say, your general practitioner\u2019s computer system. The second is hospital data used for payments, which is basically an Excel spreadsheet of every patient who has come in for care and the treatment they received. The third type of data is the hardest to get to, which is the data locked behind individual hospitals\u2019 systems. This type of data is the granular day-by-day data, like the notes that doctors write or clinic letters, and traditionally it\u2019s been tricky to get at, as it\u2019s all locked behind proprietary software. There are 20 to 30 different hospital systems in the NHS, and every one is like a separate company, says Zhang.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The NHS insists that whatever company builds the system, it would be the NHS that decides how data flowing through it is used. \u201cThe NHS doesn\u2019t take trust for granted, which is why the successful supplier of the federated data platform will only operate under the instruction of the NHS and will not control the data in the platform, nor will they be permitted to access, use, or share it for their own purposes,\u201d says the NHS\u2019s Tang. \u201cWe have also put in place explicit safeguards to prevent any supplier gaining a dominant role in NHS data management.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Yet that message hasn\u2019t dispelled public fears that this data could be monetized at a later date.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cWe would have a concern about any external profit-seeking company being involved in health care,\u201d says David Wrigley, deputy chair of the British Medical Association\u2019s GP committee in England, adding that he would prefer the NHS to build this system itself. \u201cWe think health care should be funded by taxation and there should be no profit elements\u2014that would include the usage of data and how patient records are handled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Palantir denies allegations that it can\u2019t be trusted to manage NHS data and would monetize it in some way. \u201cWhat these claims do is fundamentally misunderstand how that software is used,\u201d McArdle says. \u201cUnlike many other technology companies, we\u2019re not in the business of collecting, mining, or selling data. What we do is provide tools that help customers understand and organize the information they hold, along with training and support in using those tools.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">But opposition to Palantir\u2019s role\u2014should it win\u2014isn\u2019t just about the facts of the contract, but the fact there\u2019s a contract at all. Many critics argue the NHS should be developing the teams to do this type of work itself. \u201cThere are far fewer digital experts now in the NHS,\u201d says Wrigley. \u201cThat&#8217;s because the government decided to cut back on a lot of funding. It&#8217;s a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">If Palantir does win the contract, researchers are worried NHS patients may decline to share data with any part of the NHS in protest. The last time the NHS tried to introduce data-sharing for research purposes, more than 1 million people opted out within a month. \u201cWhat&#8217;s going to happen here will be hugely damaging to people&#8217;s trust,\u201d says Barbara Prainsack, a professor at the University of Vienna whose research explores the social, ethical, and regulatory dimensions of data in medicine. Research has found that the public is happy to share data with commercial organizations if the relationship is built on honesty and transparency, and has a clear public benefit. \u201cThere wasn&#8217;t a public debate around this contract, so this gives the impression of secrecy, that there\u2019s something to hide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Even after her experience, Marianne has reservations about enlisting Palantir\u2014a company she\u2019s never heard of\u2014to solve the NHS\u2019s data problem. \u201cI think we probably would feel more comfortable if it was just the NHS and not a private company,\u201d she says. \u201cAnyway, I suspect that that ship has sailed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/palantir-nhs-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These comments were made by Thiel in a private capacity, says Palantir\u2019s McArdle. \u201cOur CEO has 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