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REGULATORY
Deregulation Panel Urges Discussions on Secondary Use of Medical Data Without Patient Consent
The government’s regulatory reform promotion council compiled its recommendation on June 1, calling for discussions on allowing the secondary use of “pseudonymized” medical data without necessarily requiring patient consent. The recommendation urges the government to swiftly upgrade laws and regulations…
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