An X-ray was once between you and your doctor, but for how long?

A visit to the doctor seems one-on-one. But how will that feeling change when the data gleaned from that interaction takes on unprecedented value? It's a question that doctors and health regulators are grappling with as algorithms learn how to spot pneumonia, and health data becomes the chaff needed to train artificial intelligence. "Previously, the patient is agreeing to supply their very intimate personal information ... to the doctor to help with the diagnosis and management of their own health," said Jacob Jaremko, an associate professor in radiology and diagnostic imaging at the University of Alberta. You provide, for your own care, for your own benefit ... your data."