Mining Electronic Records For Revealing Health Data by Peter Jaret. The New York Times. January 14, 2013.
According to a recent report, electronic health records may be increasing the nation's medical bills. However this article focuses on the value for research in aggregating vast amount of clinical information, allowing the medical community to spot effective treatments and side effects. While the research benefits may be significant, new concerns have arisen. To maintain privacy, the EHRs must be "de-identified." While the EHR-based research will not replace clinical trials, the new research will broaden the knowledge available. In essence there will be a trade-off between perfect control and lots of data.
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