De-identifying an EHR database-Anonymity, correctness and readability of the medical record

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 169, Issue , 2011, Pages 862-866

  Pantazos, Kostas ^a   Lauesen, Soren ^a   Lippert, Soren ^a  

^a IT UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Confidentiality; Database; De identification; Electronic Health Record

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; HEALTH CARE;

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; DE-IDENTIFICATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; ETHICAL PRINCIPLES; EXTERNAL RESOURCES; LANGUAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL SOFTWARE;

RECORDS MANAGEMENT;

EID: 83055191218     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-806-9-862     Document Type: Conference Paper

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