Mithras Principles · 4 field notes
Principles
The commitments behind Mithras Health, written down so they can be held against us: never buy or sell data, two-document consent, privacy as apparatus, and a name that means covenant.
4 of 50 field notes · Principles · plain language
The journal holds 50 field notes across 7 sections: Patient rights (8), Privacy & de-identification (8), Standards & interoperability (8), Regulation worldwide (8), Research methods (8), Chronic conditions (6), Principles (4). You are viewing the Principles section.
Why 'Mithras'? The sun, the covenant, and the name
The meaning behind the Mithras Health name: an ancient deity of covenant and light, the rising-sun motif, and what an oath-keeping model owes patients.
№ 24 PrinciplesPrivacy as apparatus, not policy: invariants you can't configure away
Privacy by design on a health platform means apparatus, not policy: a k ≥ 5 gate, append-only audit, and consent checks no one can configure away.
№ 34 PrinciplesTwo documents, one decision: how Mithras consent works
How a plain language consent form for research pairs with a formal authorization at Mithras: two documents, one revocable decision, both versioned.
№ 45 PrinciplesWhy Mithras Health will never buy or sell your data
Why Mithras Health will never buy or sell health data: how the broker economy misaligns incentives, and how access mediation pays patients instead.