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Patient Privacy at Risk: The Hidden Flaws in Healthcare Data De-Identification (And How to Fix Them)

Healthcare IT Today

In fact, in a 2018 paper published in Nature , researchers demonstrated that 99.8% of patients from a de-identified data setcould be re-identifiedwithonly 15 demographic attributes. The technology to protect patient data while driving healthcare innovation already exists and it is our collective responsibility to implement it.

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Home Health PPS Final Rule for CY 2024: CMS Steps Back from the Brink

Hall Render

7,872 2018 5,851 77.1% The issue of agencies “strategically” choosing patients to maximize profitability came up in other comments. One commenter, from a patient advocacy group, noted that home health had become “big business” and that agencies focus on profits for shareholders, not patient care.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

fraud scheme Banner names Seattle physician-scientist to C-suite role Bill would require Arizona hospitals to ask about immigration status Phoenix Children’s receives $2.25 Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority chooses new chief executive ARIZONA Arizona couple pleads guilty to $1.2B The university says no. area clinics, eyes more D.C.

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