2004
Protecting patient privacy by quantifiable control of disclosures in disseminated databases
Ohno-Machado L, Silveira P, Vinterbo S. Protecting patient privacy by quantifiable control of disclosures in disseminated databases. International Journal Of Medical Informatics 2004, 73: 599-606. PMID: 15246040, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2004.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensitive patient dataPattern recognition algorithmsLevel of confidentialitySensitive dataPrivacy protectionSensitive informationDisseminated dataRecognition algorithmDegree of anonymityPatient privacyAlgorithmPrivacyPatient dataDatabaseAnonymizationQuantifiable controlPublic health purposesConfidentialityInformationAnonymityHealth care organizationsHealth purposesCare organizationsCommon practiceAmbiguation
1999
Using Boolean reasoning to anonymize databases
Øhrn A, Ohno-Machado L. Using Boolean reasoning to anonymize databases. Artificial Intelligence In Medicine 1999, 15: 235-254. PMID: 10206109, DOI: 10.1016/s0933-3657(98)00056-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBoolean reasoningMedical data repositoriesMeasure of anonymitySensitive dataPrivacy issuesDatabase fieldAmount of trustConfidential informationDegree of anonymityData repositoryDeterministic inferenceIndividual objectsAnonymityParticular pieceAlgorithmElectronic medical recordsSpecific needsReasoningDatabasePossible misuseAnonymizationInformationRepositoryOutside worldIssues