What the programme covers
Hospital archives contain valuable clinical evidence, but responsible participation requires more than an export script. A partnership establishes governance, technical integration, quality responsibilities, commercial scope and a repeatable approval path before buyer data is prepared.
What a useful specification includes
A defensible request defines the clinical task, source evidence and acceptance criteria before patient-level data moves. The exact fields and thresholds depend on the intended model claim.
- Authorized data controller and decision process
- Aggregate modality and clinical inventory
- Permitted programme purposes and buyer classes
- Privacy, security and technical processing environment
- Clinical review and annotation responsibilities
- Commercial, audit, retention and deletion terms
Quality and validation controls
The operating model distinguishes source-system facts, derived data, clinical labels and commercial claims. Aggregate inventory can be assessed before patient-level export so feasibility work remains proportionate.
- Source-system and archive mapping
- Authority and approval records
- De-identification validation
- Clinical and technical acceptance samples
- Release, recipient and deletion records
Availability, rights and delivery
Each approved programme can progress from aggregate inventory to a small pilot and then a controlled release, with hospital-defined gates preserved throughout.
Public pages describe a sourcing and engineering capability, not guaranteed ready inventory. Each release remains subject to verified programme inventory, programme-specific authorization, privacy review, technical acceptance and buyer licence terms.
Questions, answered directly.
Does a hospital transfer ownership of its records?+
No. MedCorpora's published model states that hospitals retain source records and any authorized re-identification mapping.
Can a hospital approve each programme separately?+
Yes. Programme-specific authority is central to the operating model.
Can work begin with aggregate counts?+
Yes. Aggregate inventory is the preferred first step before any patient-level data movement.
Can hospitals receive commercial value?+
Commercial structure is defined in the applicable supplier agreement and depends on programme scope, responsibilities and permitted use.