Data Resource Profile: The Lithuanian health data reuse pathway

Lithuania: demographics and background Key Messages In 2022, Lithuania adopted the Law for Health Data Reuse, established a secure platform for remote analysis, and incorporated multiple data holders into a national data lake, creating a pathway for accessing all national health data for secondary use. The pathway can be used by researchers, public institutions, and private companies alike, to access data and use it in areas of public interest, such as research, development of drugs, or improving medical services. The available data include national-scale electronic health records, such as the Electronic Health Services and Cooperation Infrastructure Information System (ESPBI IS) and National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) "Sveidra" systems, which currently contain >700 million recorded diagnoses, >100 million prescriptions and other information for 3.7 million patients. The data are highly representative and covers 90%-100% of the population.Data from individual hospitals, primary care providers, and other registries are also available and are linked to other administrative information, such as patients' income, education, social benefits, etc.Most datasets are updated daily.