Evaluation of Privacy Risks of Patients' Data in China: Case Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Patient privacy is a ubiquitous problem around the world. Many existing studies have demonstrated the potential privacy risks associated with sharing of biomedical data. Owing to the increasing need for data sharing and analysis, health care data privacy is drawing more attention. However, to better protect biomedical data privacy, it is essential to assess the privacy risk in the first place. OBJECTIVE:In China, there is no clear regulation for health systems to deidentify data. It is also not known whether a mechanism such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) safe harbor policy will achieve sufficient protection. This study aimed to conduct a pilot study using patient data from Chinese hospitals to understand and quantify the privacy risks of Chin

SUBMITTER: Gong M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7055805 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature