A survey of 2,000 adults has revealed that most individuals want conditions on the sharing and sale of their personal health data, iHealthBeat reports. Ninety-seven percent of respondents to the Zogby poll said that healthcare providers should not sell or share individuals' data without consent, and 98 percent indicated that insurance companies should not be able to sell patient data without consent, the report states. Another 91 percent backed the idea of a Web site where patients could register their preferences for the sharing and sale of personal health information, which is something that the group Patient Privacy Rights, which commissioned the survey, has proposed.
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