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Patient Privacy at Risk: The Hidden Flaws in Healthcare Data De-identification (And How to Fix Them)
In an era where modifying a single DNA sequence can cure disabling diseases and a retinal scan can reveal important, unappreciated chronic diseases, the three-decade-old practice of data de-identification has become healthcare's equivalent of using a paper lock in a digital world.
While HIPAA revolutionized patient data protection in 1996, today's interconnected digital landscape has rendered these safeguards obsolete.
Every day, healthcare organizations share vast amounts of "de-identified"…
Protecting Federal Data and AI at the Edge: How EdgeShield and EscrowAI Secure Sensor Data and AI for U.S. Government Agencies
As the U.S. government leverages data to drive faster, data-driven decision-making, the security of that data is paramount. With the explosion of intelligent IoT devices and the roll-out of 5G, agencies face new challenges in safeguarding data from edge sensors to centralized storage. That’s where Government Acquisitions, Inc.’s (GAI) EdgeShield platform, enhanced with BeeKeeperAI’s EscrowAI, comes in to protect sensitive information and provide actionable insights with unparalleled security.
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Accelerating CDSS Innovation with BeeKeeperAI and Nordic Global
The collaboration between BeeKeeperAI® and Nordic is breaking down key barriers in the development and deployment of Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS), bringing innovative solutions to market faster for greater real-world impact. Together, we tackle the most pressing challenges of CDSS, ensuring that these systems can improve diagnostic accuracy, personalize patient care, and optimize clinical outcomes.
Overcoming Data Privacy and Sovereignty Challenges
Accessing and computing on real-…
Topcon and BeeKeeperAI® Team Up to Accelerate AI for Eye Health While Protecting Privacy
Data Privacy & Security: We have reached the point of insanity!
Written by Mary Beth Chalk | Originally Posted on LinkedIn
In a November 6th article in MIT Technology Review entitled, “It’s shockingly easy to buy sensitive data about US military personnel” the author cited that “for as little as $0.12 per record, data brokers in the US are selling sensitive private data about active-duty military members and veterans, including their names, home addresses, geolocation, net worth, . . . religion, and information about their children and health conditions.”
…Generative AI Misses the Mark in Healthcare – What It Needs to Succeed
By Michael S. Blum, MD, CEO of BeeKeeperAI™
Key Points:
- ChatGPT is impacting industry and society in unprecedented ways
- The opportunity for GPTs to improve healthcare delivery is enormous, but the technology is immature and not sufficiently reliable for general healthcare use
- The AI models need additional training on real-world healthcare data to perform adequately in healthcare, but accessing that data is challenging due to patient privacy concerns
- New confidential computing technologies…
Putting a Halt to the Insanity Surrounding Data Access for Healthcare AI Development & Deployment
Securing Healthcare AI with Confidential Computing
The following guest post is re-posted with permission from Richard Searle, Customer Solutions Director, Fortanix.
Contextual Focus on Healthcare
The events of 2020 have placed healthcare and medical research at the forefront of public discourse and topical interest. The quest for an effective vaccine to counter the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) virus and its manifestation in the disease COVID-19 has introduced sampling, statistical analysis, and the r…