Privacy Protections Facilitate Research Efforts, Mass. General's Koski Says
Executive Summary
Enhanced patient privacy protections are necessary to preserve the ability of institutions to conduct biomedical research, Partners HealthCare System Human Research Affairs Director Greg Koski, MD/PhD, testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee April 26.
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