The researchers say their paper, published today in Nature Communications, demonstrates that allowing data to be used -- to train AI algorithms, for example -- while preserving people's privacy, requires much more than simply adding noise, sampling datasets, and other
de-identification techniques.
When previously published best practices in
de-identification of pathology images are adhered to, a patient should not be able to definitively recognize his or her own case even if the patient encounters it on social media.
California, US-based Datavant, helping healthcare organisations link data to improve medical research and patient care, has acquired Massachusetts, US-based HIPAA-compliant
de-identification services provider Universal Patient Key, the company said.
2 May 2018 - California, US-based Datavant, helping healthcare organisations link data to improve medical research and patient care, has acquired Massachusetts, US-based HIPAA-compliant
de-identification services provider Universal Patient Key, the company said.
Often, researches use the method of
de-identification to show that
The Privacy Rule provides two different
de-identification methods
De-identification involves the scrubbing of data until any hint of an individual's identity is removed.
Join a panel of key thought leaders and seasoned professionals in health information privacy and data security management as they provide the audience, specifically health care providers and medical technology companies, with a thorough analysis of issues including, but not limited to, issues regarding data collection and storage,
de-identification, and data sharing, as well as an overview of how HIPAA is enforced and penalties for non-compliance.
There are a number of guidelines and standards that all call for a risk-based approach for the
de-identification of private health information.