Patient privacy is often emphasized in the healthcare industry, but keeping information too quiet can actually inhibit advances. HealthMaker Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH elaborates on the issue in this video.
How are we going to improve things if everybody keeps everything about their health private? Other areas of our lives where we've shared information, and shared data have opened up enormous opportunities.
Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, is chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco, a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide. She previously served as president of product development at Genentech.
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