Cegedim Launches Health Data Business to Enable Advances in Patient Outcomes

Cegedim launches health data business based on THIN database

Cegedim, has announced the launch of its Cegedim Health Data business, in the UK, built on the company’s THIN database.

Cegedim Health Data is designed to support Pharmaceutical companies, Clinical Research Organisations and Academic Institutions, with access to over 56 million anonymised real world patient records accessible from its THIN database (The Health Improvement Network), to help drive cutting edge improvements in patient care and outcomes.

The business has also announced the launch of Cegedim Health Data Lab, a cloud-based solution providing business intelligence and analytics. The Health Data Lab uses the THIN database, together with predefined calculations, around aggregated data to understand market trends (Market Intelligence), or more bespoke analysis to answer specific questions involving longitudinal patient information such as treatment pathways (Patient Intelligence). Further features allow the creation of personalised interactive dashboards inclusive of trackers, all of which are updated monthly.

The application of data, intelligence and reason is well renowned for improving business, society and patient outcomes. Actively building relationships across the healthcare ecosystem, Cegedim provides access to more patient healthcare data than any other provider, and leads the way in the application of data intelligence. The Cegedim Health Data team has over 50 years of experience which enables them to work beyond the data and assist with the modelling to generate health economics evidence.

Steve Bradley, Group Managing Director, Cegedim UK comments: “Our THIN database has been a trusted data source, powering advancements in the healthcare industry, for some time. It is one of the most respected and reliable data sources for anonymised patient data. We now want to help our customers to think outside the box and further improve patient outcomes by using our expertise and analytical solutions to better understand the wider healthcare economy. Cegedim Health Data and the Health Data Lab have been born from the belief that high data quality, management and insights are the key to a better way of addressing current patient pathways, trends and making significant improvements across the healthcare sector.”