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Fahad Razak, Amol Verma, and Andreas Laupacis

Drs. Fahad Razak, Amol Verma, and Andreas Laupacis are physicians and scientists at St. Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto.

Outdated data infrastructure is stifling Canadian innovation in health

Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in 2018 with that year's budget. The 2018 budget made substantial and laudable investments in big data technologies, but lacked funds to create the data resources to support this work. This is like building an oil refinery without a well; without good data resources, even the most sophisticated scientists will not succeed, write Fahad Razak, Amol Verma, and Andreas Laupacis. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in 2018 with that year's budget. The 2018 budget made substantial and laudable investments in big data technologies, but lacked funds to create the data resources to support this work. This is like building an oil refinery without a well; without good data resources, even the most sophisticated scientists will not succeed, write Fahad Razak, Amol Verma, and Andreas Laupacis. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in 2018 with that year's budget. The 2018 budget made substantial and laudable investments in big data technologies, but lacked funds to create the data resources to support this work. This is like building an oil refinery without a well; without good data resources, even the most sophisticated scientists will not succeed, write Fahad Razak, Amol Verma, and Andreas Laupacis. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in 2018 with that year's budget. The 2018 budget made substantial and laudable investments in big data technologies, but lacked funds to create the data resources to support this work. This is like building an oil refinery without a well; without good data resources, even the most sophisticated scientists will not succeed, write Fahad Razak, Amol Verma, and Andreas Laupacis. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia