Tag #Data Brokerage

What are the immediate implications of Canadian health data companies selling patient records to pharmaceutical companies without consent?

A new study reveals that Canadian health data companies are selling patient records to pharmaceutical firms without patient consent, creating "complex reciprocal relationships" between data brokers, physicians, clinics, and pharmaceutical companies. Physicians are sometimes compensated for identifying potential trial participants or customers from patient records, raising significant privacy concerns. This practice generates potentially hundreds of millions of dollars.