Which should be done to better protect patient data? (multiple answers OK) (Poll Closed) (poll 10779877)

Which should be done to better protect patient data? (multiple answers OK) (Poll Closed)

Make it illegal to sell identifiable patient data. 28% (154 votes)
Require providers to get the patient's permission before sharing their identifiable data. 19% (104 votes)
Develop GDPR-like broad consumer privacy protections. 16% (88 votes)
Make HIPAA universal, not just for covered entities. 16% (86 votes)
Require providers to get the patient's permission before sharing their de-identified data. 13% (69 votes)
Replace HIPAA's "treatment, payment, and operations" with specific permitted uses. 6% (34 votes)
No changes are needed. 2% (10 votes)

Total Votes: 545

TH - 4 years ago

Consent is key - if you have a patient's permission to share/sell their data then there's nothing untoward about sharing/selling that data.
Jimmy - 4 years ago

I just can't understand why it is legally okay for some company to gather data about me and sell it to other companies without my permission. It is not the entity's data to sell - the data is owned by the patient.