Health data science research projects cover the same research areas and purposes as health science research projects, but the object of research is solely the dry bioinformatic data, meaning there is an absence of intervention.
A health data science research project therefore involves:
- Et planlagt og veltilrettelagt projekt, som anvender sensitive bioinformatiske data og som har til formål systematisk at erhverve viden om sygdoms opståen eller behandling, diagnostik, forebyggelse, rehabilitering af mennesker samt menneskets biologiske, fysiologiske eller psykologiske processer og arveanlæg.
A health data science research project must have a precisely defined purpose and be designed to achieve the described objectives.
Relevant methods are used, which can make this possible, and which can be assumed to be repeatable and reach the same conclusion. The project and its conclusions should also be assumed to provide generalizable knowledge that extends beyond the specific conditions being investigated and is of significant, relevant importance for the area that is the subject of the project.
Health data science research projects with image data have their explicit and primary focus on image data as the specific subject field of the research project. In addition to the image medium being the primary focus of the research project, data from the patient's medical records or health registries may also be included. If research also involves biological material, the project is considered a health science research project.
See examples of studies with imaging diagnostic data that fall respectively within and outside the concept of health data science research projects.