German app and wearable users' stated minimum monthly payment for patient-generated health data of all types, from universities

145.66€/month

USD per patient-year (monthly figure x 12), Germany

“universities would have to pay 145.66€/month to use the data”

Heidel, Hagist and Schlereth, PLOS ONE 2021, Pricing through health apps generated data: digital dividend as a discrete choice experiment (Germany), 2021-07

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Peer-reviewed study

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2026-11-06

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Quote found at the source on 2026-11-06

What to know

Stated willingness to accept, not a payment made. Respondents asked less from universities than from pharmaceutical and device companies.

Arithmetic

145.66 EUR x 12 months x 1.1165 USD per EUR (rate of 2026-11-06, api.frankfurter.dev) = $1,951.55 per year.

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