The Hidden, Life and Death Stakes of Data Portability in Health Care

The Hidden, Life and Death Stakes of Data Portability in Health Care

April 16, 2026 · 44 min · Season 4 · Episode 1

About this episode

This episode explores the critical importance of health data portability for improving care and AI in healthcare.

What if the future of AI in healthcare depends less on better models and more on whether patients can actually access their own data? In this episode of The People’s AI, presented by the Vana Foundation, we explore why health data portability is not just a bureaucratic headache, but a foundational issue for better care, better research, and better AI. We begin with the story of Liz Salmi, who discovered just how difficult it was to access and move her own medical records after years of treatm...

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Wilser

Topics covered

Keywords

More episodes of The People's AI: The Decentralized AI Podcast

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The People's AI: The Decentralized AI Podcast podcast page.