Patient Privacy

Post-Roe Patient Privacy Requires Focus on Health Data Sharing

November 10, 2022 - Healthcare organizations should revise their data sharing strategies to protect patient privacy with the Supreme Court’s recent decision to end constitutional protections for abortion, according to a study published in JAMIA. Healthcare organizations may share data about patients’ pregnancy and abortion care with other institutions in...


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EHR Documentation of Pediatric SOGI Data Requires Attention to Privacy

by Hannah Nelson

While EHR documentation of pediatric patients’ sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) could help support patient-centered care, stakeholders must ensure patient privacy, according to...

Developing an Automated De-Identified Data EHR Tool

by Christopher Jason

Researchers leveraged an ensemble learning approach to develop and integrate an automated EHR tool that produces de-identified data by flagging personally identifiable information in clinical notes and...

Ascension to Expand Google EHR Search Tool Integration Across Sites

by Christopher Jason

Ascension, a Missouri-based health system, has announced it is expanding the integration of a Google EHR search tool that aims to display relevant patient data in a way that helps clinicians utilize...