Automatic de-identification of textual documents in the electronic health record: a review of recent research

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the United States, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protects the confidentiality of patient data and requires the informed consent of the patient and approval of the Internal Review Board to use data...

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Main Authors: South Brett R, Friedlin F, Meystre Stephane M, Shen Shuying, Samore Matthew H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/10/70