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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BioMed Central
2008
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