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Title: Fusion-Aware Privacy and Warehousing for Healthcare Databases

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2009

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Abstract: In the current information era, data is being generated at an alarming rate. The healthcare domain is no exception. Healthcare organizations collect and maintain data from different stages of care provided to each and every patient. This starts with the collection of general demographics and disease history at patient check-in, followed by clinical and laboratory information during treatment, and finally follow-up and medical histories. In addition to patient data, huge amounts of medical literature and genome-wide data such as DNA sequences etc. are maintained. Managing this enormous information content is a daunting task for healthcare organizations. In this dissertation, we explore two key challenges faced in healthcare data management: 1. Data Privacy, and 2. Data Warehousing. In the first and primary part, we take up the problem of data privacy. Data collected by healthcare organizations consists of sensitive information such as disease diagnosis etc. which should not be used or made available for non-medical purposes. However, such data needs to be disseminated and distributed by healthcare organizations to promote research, disease . . .

Url: https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/files/final_submissions/5757

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Authors: Ganta, Srivatsava Ranjit

Institution: The Pennsylvania State University

Department: Engineering

Advisor: Raj Acharya

Degree: PhD

Publisher Location: State College, PA

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Topics: Health, Population Health and Health Systems

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