Author: David B. Larson, David C. Magnus, Matthew P. Lungren, Nigam H. Shah, Curtis P. Langlotz
Publisher: National Library of Medicine
Publication Year: 2020
Summary: The following article discusses data ownership of clinical imaging data. The authors believe that once data have been used for clinical purposes, individuals have the moral obligation to contribute to the development of better treatments for future patients. Individuals with access to the data become stewards with the responsibility of protecting the privacy of those individuals who have shared the data. Furthermore, the act of selling clinical data is a breach of the steward’s fiduciary duty to the individuals who contributed the data. However, consent from patients is not necessary for secondary purposes if proper data protections are in place. They conclude that clinical data are not owned in the traditional sense.