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dc.contributor.authorRandall, Sean
dc.contributor.authorFerrante, Anna
dc.contributor.authorBoyd, James
dc.contributor.authorBauer, J.
dc.contributor.authorSemmens, James
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:20:56Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:20:56Z
dc.date.created2014-08-25T20:00:27Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationRandall, S. and Ferrante, A. and Boyd, J. and Bauer, J. and Semmens, J. 2014. Privacy-preserving record linkage on large real world datasets. Journal of Biomedical Informatics. 50: pp. 205-212.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30680
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jbi.2013.12.003
dc.description.abstract

Record linkage typically involves the use of dedicated linkage units who are supplied with personally identifying information to determine individuals from within and across datasets. The personally identifying information supplied to linkage units is separated from clinical information prior to release by data custodians. While this substantially reduces the risk of disclosure of sensitive information, some residual risks still exist and remain a concern for some custodians. In this paper we trial a method of record linkage which reduces privacy risk still further on large real world administrative data. The method uses encrypted personal identifying information (bloom filters) in a probability-based linkage framework. The privacy preserving linkage method was tested on ten years of New South Wales (NSW) and Western Australian (WA) hospital admissions data, comprising in total over 26 million records. No difference in linkage quality was found when the results were compared to traditional probabilistic methods using full unencrypted personal identifiers. This presents as a possible means of reducing privacy risks related to record linkage in population level research studies. It is hoped that through adaptations of this method or similar privacy preserving methods, risks related to information disclosure can be reduced so that the benefits of linked research taking place can be fully realised.

dc.publisherAcademic Press
dc.subjectRecord linkage
dc.subjectPopulation based research
dc.subjectBloom filters
dc.subjectPrivacy preserving protocols
dc.subjectPrivacy preserving record linkage
dc.subjectData integration
dc.titlePrivacy-preserving record linkage on large real world datasets
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume50
dcterms.source.startPage205
dcterms.source.endPage212
dcterms.source.issn1532-0464
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Biomedical Informatics
curtin.departmentCentre for Population Health
curtin.accessStatusOpen access via publisher


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