Overcoming Data Fragmentation in Healthcare with Vera Mucaj

This week, we’re delighted to be joined by Vera Mucaj, Chief Scientific Officer at Datavant, a data logistics company for healthcare. During the interview, Vera shares how the organization helps companies overcome issues of data fragmentation and availability, which ultimately leads to better decision-making in healthcare, the importance of connecting clinical trial data with real-world data to improve research outcomes and the challenges of semantic interoperability in data sets. Data in Biotech is a fortnightly podcast exploring how companies leverage data innovation in life sciences. Discussed: [1:06] Vera introduces herself, explains her role, and explains what drove her to join the scientific field. [4:00] Vera outlines the challenges that Datavant customers face in the acquisition and sharing of medical data. [8:49] Vera unpacks the role Datavant plays in enabling healthcare organizations to produce and consume data to answer important scientific questions. [12:21] Vera addresses the problem of security around data assets and how the company helps producers tackle the risk of the potential de-identification of sensitive patient data. [15:27] Vera explains the most common use cases of the Datavant platform and the value that can be unlocked by consumers of the platform. [22:10] Vera outlines Datavant's business model. [27:06] Vera talks about how Datavant is leveraging AI to generate, analyze and create imputations of data sets. [31:09] Vera discusses the regulatory and cultural barriers to making data available in healthcare. [38:53] Vera shares her thoughts on semantic interoperability between data sets. [44:31] Vera shares the resources that she follows to better understand the work of Datavant. --- If you’re a biotech company struggling to unlock a data challenge, CorrDyn can help. Whether you need to supplement existing technology teams with specialist expertise or launch a data program that lays the groundwork for future internal hires, you can partner with Corrdyn to unlock the potential of your business data - today.  Visit connect.corrdyn.com/biotech to learn more.

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