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    Let's assume an accurate patient-matching "black box" exists.  What
    are the use cases that would help us define a secure means to
    support arbitrary policy-based privacy objectives?  <br>
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    Let's not seek 100% assurance of privacy, as that is an NP-complete
    problem.  What we need is a solution that can be incrementally
    improved.<br>
    <br>
    Glen     <br>
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      <p><b>Glen F. Marshall</b><br>
        Consultant<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/26/15 16:32, Adrian Gropper wrote:<br>
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        <div>If it were under the cover of TPO, then why wouldn't all
          health information exchanges do the same thing?<br>
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        Adrian<br>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Sep 26, 2015 at 11:34 AM, Aaron
          Seib <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:aaron.seib@nate-trust.org" target="_blank">aaron.seib@nate-trust.org</a>></span>
          wrote:<br>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    name="1500a4b04c0be91d__MailEndCompose"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">If
                      you figure out how SureScripts does it please
                      don’t share with anyone else.  </span></a><span
                    style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1f497d">J</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Isn’t
                    it just under the cover of TPO?</span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Aaron
                    Seib</span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="http://www.nate-trust.org/" target="_blank"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">NATE</span></a><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">,
                    CEO</span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">@CaptBlueButton</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">(o)
                    <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="tel:301-540-2311"
                      value="+13015402311" target="_blank">301-540-2311</a></span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">(m)
                    <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="tel:301-326-6843"
                      value="+13013266843" target="_blank">301-326-6843</a></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
                    Openid-specs-heart [mailto:<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:openid-specs-heart-bounces@lists.openid.net"
                      target="_blank">openid-specs-heart-bounces@lists.openid.net</a>]
                    <b>On Behalf Of </b>Adrian Gropper<br>
                    <b>Sent:</b> Saturday, September 26, 2015 10:14 AM<span
                      class=""><br>
                      <b>To:</b> Maxwell, Jeremy (OS/OCPO)<br>
                      <b>Cc:</b> Catherine Schulten; <a
                        moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:openid-specs-heart@lists.openid.net"
                        target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:openid-specs-heart@lists.openid.net">openid-specs-heart@lists.openid.net</a></a><br>
                    </span><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Openid-specs-heart]
                    Bloomberg article highlights pitfalls associated
                    with patient matching</span></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">I agree with Jeremy about
                      transparency as the solution but I also think that
                      what Catherine calls "anonymization" would have
                      solved the problem. </p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal">Anonymization or pairwise
                        pseudonumity forces the patient to be an
                        explicit actor to the matching process. It
                        replaces an error-prone probabilistic and hidden
                        process with a clear informed consent by the
                        patient being matched. </p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal">Although not mentioned in
                        this Bloomberg article, Surescripts is the
                        de-facto national patient surveillance system.
                        Pretty much every prescription we have ever had
                        from any Meaningful Use EHR and beyond is
                        identity matched, tracked, and stored forever by
                        Surescripts. I am currently trying to figure out
                        how Surescripts is able to do this without any
                        visible consent or transparency.</p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal">Adrian<br>
                        <br>
                        On Friday, September 25, 2015, Maxwell, Jeremy
                        (OS/OCPO) <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:Jeremy.Maxwell@hhs.gov"
                          target="_blank">Jeremy.Maxwell@hhs.gov</a>>
                        wrote:</p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                              style="color:#1f497d">Probably not.  It
                              sounds like it was either human error
                              (e.g., someone entered information into a
                              wrong chart) or a software error (e.g.,
                              the EHR software mixed up its database
                              indices).  Or it could be simple fraud
                              (e.g., doctor shopping).  In any event, I
                              think the best defense against erroneous
                              records is greater, easier, and quicker
                              patient access.  Just like paper charts
                              before them, electronic records will
                              always have inaccuracies.  This isn’t
                              really news.  It’s how quickly they can be
                              identified and remedied—that’s the key.</span></p>
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                              style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                              style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
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                              <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
                                  Openid-specs-heart [mailto:<a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:openid-specs-heart-bounces@lists.openid.net">openid-specs-heart-bounces@lists.openid.net</a></a>]
                                  <b>On Behalf Of </b>Catherine
                                  Schulten<br>
                                  <b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 25,
                                  2015 11:07 AM<br>
                                  <b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true">openid-specs-heart@lists.openid.net</a><br>
                                  <b>Subject:</b> [Openid-specs-heart]
                                  Bloomberg article highlights pitfalls
                                  associated with patient matching</span></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-23/the-pitfalls-of-health-care-companies-addiction-to-big-data"
                              target="_blank">http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-23/the-pitfalls-of-health-care-companies-addiction-to-big-data</a></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal">Mother’s prescription
                            information is linked to daughter’s record –
                            would anonomyziation have solved this
                            problem?</p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2f5496">Catherine
                              Schulten</span></p>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2f5496">Director,
                                Product Management</span></b></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2f5496">LifeMed
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style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2f5496">6349
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                                    <span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">PROTECT
                                      YOUR FUTURE - RESTORE Health
                                      Privacy!<br>
                                      HELP us fight for the right to
                                      control personal health data.<br>
                                      DONATE: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://patientprivacyrights.org/donate-2/" target="_blank"><span
                                          style="color:#0563c1">http://patientprivacyrights.org/donate-2/</span></a></span>
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                        <span
                          style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">PROTECT
                          YOUR FUTURE - RESTORE Health Privacy!</span><span
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                          HELP us fight for the right to control
                          personal health data.</span><span
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                          DONATE:
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                            href="http://patientprivacyrights.org/donate-2/"
                            target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">http://patientprivacyrights.org/donate-2/</span></a></span><span
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