Identity Resolution Daily Links 2009-08-28
[Post from Infoglide] Internal and External Views of Identity
“In an earlier post, I stated my view that identity resolution and entity resolution are somewhat different processes. In particular, I consider identity resolution as a special form of entity resolution in which entity references are resolved by comparing them to the characteristics of a given set of known entities. Regardless of the approach, identity plays an important role in all forms of entity resolution.”
Modern Medicine: State privacy laws deter EHR adoption in hospitals
“The study looked at 19 states, and shows that states that have enacted medical privacy laws restricting hospitals from disclosing patient information have seen a 24 percent reduction in EHR adoption over a ten-year period, while states without these regulations experienced a 21 percent gain in hospital EHR adoption.”
Workers’ Comp Kit Blog: CALIFORNIA Millions of Dollars Medical Insurance Fraud Scheme
“The defendants in the outpatient surgery center were accused of participating in a $154 million medical insurance fraud scheme by recruiting 2,841 healthy people nationwide and bribing them with money or low cost cosmetic surgery, to receive unnecessary and dangerous surgeries and submitting fraudulent claims to medical insurance companies.”
OCDQ Blog: Adventures in Data Profiling (Part 4)
“In Part 4, you will continue your adventures in data profiling by going postal…postal address that is, by first analyzing the following fields : City Name, State Appreviation, State Abbreviation, Zip Code, and Country Code.”
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