Sharing Health Care Data With Digital Giants
Robert M. Wachter, Christine K. Cassel
Abstract
This Viewpoint proposes principles of security, transparency, and privacy to guide data-sharing agreements between clinical organizations and digital technology companies as both seek electronic health record (EHR) data to grow their business and improve health care delivery and outcomes.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineTransparency (behavior)Data sharingElectronic health recordHealth careInternet privacyDigital healthHealth recordsHealth dataHealth care deliveryData securityComputer securityAlternative medicineEconomicsComputer scienceEconomic growthPathologyEncryptionEthics in Clinical ResearchElectronic Health Records SystemsBig Data and Business Intelligence