Data De-identification Supports Medical Advancements

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Data De-identification Supports Medical
Advancements
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Efficient and effective data de-identification is
emerging as a powerful tool in accelerating the
pace of discovery and progress in medical
research. The goal of data de-identification
protocols is a streamlined format that creates
appropriate protections without disrupting
established workflow efficiencies. Properly
executed data de-identification systems should be
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• Dependable - It should provide reliable and
  impenetrable framework to preserve the integrity
  of patient privacy - HIPAA and Safe Harbor
  provisions impose strict and necessary rules
  governing the methodology and auditing of PHI
  data de-identification.

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• Secure - It should use a process that will
  prevent re-identification under any circumstance.
  For example, keys, passwords, or other methods to
  re-identify PHI, if any, should only be available
  to the healthcare provider organization
  originating the PHI, and should not be included
  in the methodology or otherwise provided to the
  research organization or any other parties.

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• Protected -It should include adequate Quality
  Assurance (QA) functions to make sure the
  Protected Healthcare Information (PHI) is in fact
  de-identified before it is shared outside of the
  client hospitals infrastructure.

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A Proven Data De-identification Solution As part
of our process of continuous improvement to bring
our customers the best possible data
de-identification solutions, Dicom Systems works
closely with client hospitals and research
organizations for validation testing, to include
a data de-identification methodology review,
end-to-end process review, and subsequent review
of de-identified documents and images to ensure
compliance with HIPAA Privacy rules.
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