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Maintaining patient privacy while geocoding patient addresses: Do Not Use R to Geocode!

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Andrew

Imagine if a clinical researcher were to disclose a list of patient addresses to a third-party – government agency, for profit company or not-for-profit entity – that was outside of their hospital or health system. Imagine the researcher then publicly … Continue reading →

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