and increasinghome healthcarepreferences. The adoption ofelectronic medical recordsand healthcare IT initiatives is also fueling demand. Despite challenges like high costs and integration issues, the market is supported by favorable government policies. Key players include Baxter International, Philips, GE...
Canadian privacy laws also maintain patients’ post-mortem privacy rights regarding health records. Generally, however, exceptions are made for the deceased’s legal representatives, such as estate executors (Canadian Medical Protective Association, n.d.), but this is not always the case. In British...