A doctor imports imaging data into an "AI assistant" at the radiology department of Huzhou Central Hospital in Huzhou, Zhejiang province. Photo: VCG Chinese hospitals are monetizing their vast archives of patient records, turning long-dormant clinical data into a lucrative commodity to feed the country’s booming artificial intelligence industry. Recently, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong ...
A doctor imports imaging data into an "AI assistant" at the radiology department of Huzhou Central Hospital in Huzhou, Zhejiang province. Photo: VCG Chinese hospitals are monetizing their vast archives of patient records, turning long-dormant clinical data into a lucrative commodity to feed the country’s booming artificial intelligence industry. Recently, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University sold a dataset containing clinical information on liver disease and transplant statuses to Shandong Shanke Zhixin Technology Co. for 30,000 yuan ($4,399). The deal marked the first medical-data transaction in the eastern province of Shandong.