Where do you stand? Should a healthcare organization be required to share its patient data? Is an organization’s patient data proprietary?

Patient Data Information Business world

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.