Automated de-identification of free-text medical records

<p style="text-align:justify;"> <b>Background:</b> Text-based patient medical records are a vital resource in medical research. In order to preserve patient confidentiality, however, the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires that prote...

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Main Authors: Neamatullah, I, Douglass, M, Lehman, L, Reisner, A, Villarroel, M, Long, W, Szolovits, P, Moody, G, Mark, R, Clifford, G
Format: Journal article
Published: BioMed Central 2008