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Split learning for health: Distributed deep learning without sharing raw patientdata

Split learning: Train health models together without sharing patient data

What if hospitals could build smarter computer models together, but never send out raw patient files? This method lets health groups collaborate while keeping patient privacy intact.
Partners train different parts of the same model so each site keeps its own records, and only small, safe pieces move between them, not the original images or notes.
It fits places that hold different kinds of data, or where some centers only help with parts of a task, and even when labels must stay secret.
Results show this way is often more efficient and less demanding on computers than other team training tricks, yet it keeps control with each partner.
Think of it like building a puzzle together but never sharing the whole picture.
Hospitals, clinics, and labs can join a shared project, protect patients and still learn from more cases than any one site sees alone, so care can improves.
This idea could change how medical groups cooperate, making big studies possible without giving up sensitive stuff and keeping trust between teams with secure teamwork and real collaboration.

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Split learning for health: Distributed deep learning without sharing raw patientdata

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