Sveikatos duomenys

HEALTH DATA

Do you want to receive health data for reuse? All the most important information before submitting an application can be found on this page, and you can order the service on the Official Statistics Portal: https://osp.stat.gov.lt/paslaugos-prasymo-pakartotinai-naudoti-sveikatos-duomenis-forma (select in the form "Log in via the Electronic Government Gateway" and fill in the remaining fields).

We remind you that data can be obtained from:

and scientists,
and private sector representatives,
and other natural persons, legal entities, their divisions, or organizations, if they carry out activities in Lithuania.

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FOR ALL QUESTIONS AND CONSULTATIONS REGARDING APPLICATIONS

PROCESS

PRICES

Providing health data for reuse is paid. The prices are intended to cover the costs of providing data and do not generate profit for the providing institutions. Pricing is set In the government resolution and In the list of specific state fee amountsThe exact hourly and computer resource rates will be determined during the application process based on the documents in force at that time.

The price includes:

Application processingA fixed fee is charged for the processing of any application. 618 Euro state fee.
Data set preparation. Hourly wage for VDA and management staff for data collection, depersonalization, various programming work and related costs. Depends on the nature and complexity of the work, but typically an application requires about 10-40 hours, and the hourly rate in 2024 is about 30 EURSome managers may offer higher rates. The exact amount will be calculated after the staff evaluates your application.
Analysis platform resource cost. Data is almost always provided for use in a secure VDA environment. The computing power used (processor time) and file storage (disk space) are charged. We offer a starting plan for 820 EUR, and once the resources for this amount are used up, we will agree on the quantity and price of additional resources.

Revision of issued permitIf you wish to revise the issued permit, a fixed fee is charged for the revision examination. 175 EUR state fee. During the adjustment, it is possible to change the validity period of the permit, the purpose of data use, and add additional users, but new data cannot be obtained - a new application must be filled out for this.

Examples:

Researchers are requesting data on diagnoses and deaths of COVID-19 patients for a scientific article. Diagnoses will be collected from the ESPBI IS, deaths from the Death Cases and Causes Registry, and submitted for regression analysis in the VDA environment.

Total

1718 €

Application processing

618 EUR

Dataset preparation (easy)

10 hours x 28 Eur/hour = 280 Eur

Information resources (will use the VDA environment, regular plan)

820 EUR

A private company requests medication records and free-text medical histories to train a neural network that would search for dangerous drug interactions. Medication records will be collected from the IS "Sveidra", medical histories - from the ESPBI IS, and due to the free text, a complex anonymization solution will be required. The analysis requires graphics processors, so the applicant is allowed to use its own environment.

Total

3563 €

Application processing

618 EUR

Dataset preparation (complex)

95 hours x 31 EUR/hour = 2945 EUR

Information resources (will use their environment)

0 EUR

The hospital aims to plan bed occupancy and requests weekly updated data from 6 different laboratories connected to ESPBI IS prescription data. The project is long-term (5 years) and will use a lot of resources in the VDA analysis environment. Prescription data is provided in an unusual format that requires more complex preparation. Participants and goals were revised after 1 and 3 years from the start of the project.

Total

7308 €

Application processing

618 EUR

Dataset preparation (6 simple sources, 1 complex)

(6 sources x 5 hours + 1 x 40 hours) x 32 Eur/hour = 2240 Eur

Information resources (long-term project, frequently updated calculations)

4100 EUR

Application adjustments

2 x 175 EUR = 350 EUR

DATA ANALYSIS

Health data is almost always presented and analyzed only in the VDA environment (Palantir Foundry platform). VDA does not provide data analysis services, but offers distance learning in Lithuanian on how to use Palantir Foundry's data analysis and visualization tool Contour. This training gives applicants the opportunity to independently perform analysis in the VDA environment. The platform also allows programming in R, Python, SQL and other tools.

If the applicant is unable or unwilling to perform the analysis himself, he may contact external analysts or consultants. VDA does not maintain direct relations with service providers - terms and pricing are discussed directly between the applicant and the analyst. In order to facilitate the search for data analysts, we provide contact information listwho have already implemented health projects in the VDA environment, however, the VDA does not assume responsibility for the quality or provision of these services.

WHAT DATA CAN BE OBTAINED?

With certain exceptions, various health-related data can be obtained from state and other information systems, including the ESPBI IS ("e-health"), the State Health Insurance Fund system "Sveidra", the Registry of Causes of Death of the Institute of Hygiene, and other sources.

You can find data already available in the VDV system In the public state data catalog, and information about other controllers' data can be found in their system settings or by contacting their representatives directly.