Who Owns the Pulse? What Health System Lawyers Need to Know About Licensing Patient Data in the Age of AI
- April 03, 2026
- Mehrin (“Mir”) Masud-Elias , Arnold & Porter

A landmark paper published in Science in March 2026 posed a question health system lawyers can no longer treat as academic: should real-world health data be governed as a public utility—essential infrastructure, like electricity or clean water, subject to enforceable standards, transparent economics, and meaningful patient input?
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