This is not uncommon.
by FaytlND (2020-05-29 13:47:08)

In reply to: Damn..even economists have to make their data available *  posted by ufl

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There is a fair amount of heatlhcare research which is a product of analysis from multi-institutional datasets collected and managed by a third parties. The ability to release that data is governed by contractual arrangements for participating hospitals. For the companies/entities using this as a mechanism to sell healthcare analytics platforms, simply releasing the data would be like asking Coca-Cola to release the formula for Coke.

It's perhaps a separate discussion about the appropriateness of such arrangements. My only point is to say that how things worked with this specific study is not necessarily a deviation from current norms.

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