Weaving Technology and Policy Together to Maintain Confidentiality

Author demonstrates that removing all explicit identifiers from medical data does not guarantee medical record confidentiality. She examines three new software systems that do help maintain anonymity, but warns that systems' limitations demand complementary policies.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of law, medicine & ethics medicine & ethics, 1997-06, Vol.25 (2-3), p.98-110
1. Verfasser:	Sweeney, Latanya
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Access control Computer Security Confidential communications Confidentiality Confidentiality - legislation & jurisprudence Database Management Systems Disclosure Humans Information Dissemination Information Storage and Retrieval - methods Medical Record Linkage Medical records Medical Records Systems, Computerized - legislation & jurisprudence Physician-patient privilege Physicians Privacy, Right of Protection and preservation Right of privacy Software Statistical software Technology United States
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Zusammenfassung:	Author demonstrates that removing all explicit identifiers from medical data does not guarantee medical record confidentiality. She examines three new software systems that do help maintain anonymity, but warns that systems' limitations demand complementary policies.
ISSN:	1073-1105 1748-720X
DOI:	10.1111/j.1748-720X.1997.tb01885.x