In the business world, sharing proprietary information would be discouraged because it might give up an organization’s competitive advantage. However, when it comes to healthcare research, interoperability and the ability to access an organization’s data is beneficial to the researcher. One way to require the sharing of patient information would be through government regulation.
Where do you stand? Should a healthcare organization be required to share its patient data? Is an organization’s patient data proprietary?
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Course Outcome:
6. Determine how healthcare information systems and technology influence healthcare practices and priorities.
Learning Objective:
1. Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of sharing patient data between healthcare organizations and researchers.
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