Anonymization of Electronic Medical Records to Support Clinical Analysis

Anonymization of Electronic Medical Records to Support Clinical Analysis closely examines the privacy threats that may arise from medical data sharing, and surveys the state-of-the-art methods developed to safeguard data against these threats. To motivate the need for computational methods, the book...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gkoulalas-Divanis, Aris, Loukides, Grigorios (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2013, 2013
Edition:1st ed. 2013
Series:SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Overview of patient data anonymization
  • Re-identification of clinical data through diagnosis information
  • Preventing re-identification while supporting GWAS
  • Case study on electronic medical records data
  • Conclusions and open research challenges
  • Index