Open AccessTMI! Ethical Challenges in Managing and Using Large Patient Data Sets
Author(s) -
Eric T. Juengst
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
north carolina medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2379-4313
pISSN - 0029-2559
DOI - 10.18043/ncm.75.3.214
Subject(s) - internet privacy , ethical issues , business , data science , public relations , political science , computer science , engineering ethics , engineering
The advent and expansion of electronic medical record systems and open-access databases are creating a "data tsunami." As this wave descends, we must anticipate and address several ethical and social risks: threats to patient privacy, threats to the reputations of various social groups, and threats to public trust in biomedical research.
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