Patient's right to access his own data

Hi all,

Here is a really interesting TEDx talk given by a man who would like to be able to access the data from his ICD.  He's obviously a very unique patient but he brings up some important questions about how far a patient's right to access his own records should go, as well as the potentially powerful role of mHealth.

http://boingboing.net/2012/09/28/why-cant-pacemaker-users-rea.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29

Personally, I think that the device manufacturer is missing a huge opportunity here, which is to develop a highly simplified app for the patient that alerts them each time a cardiac event occurs.  It seems like that would be a boon not only to the patient, but also to the physician ( and thus becomes good business for them as we'll as good medicine!)