New ‘digital mask’ to enhance patient privacy in electronic health records

Technologists writing in the journal Nature have created a digital "mask," dubbed the DM, which they say offers a pragmatic approach to safeguarding patient privacy in electronic health records and during virtual healthcare visits, Healthcare Finance reports. The technology is based on real-time 3D reconstruction and deep learning and is meant to retain the clinical attributes contained in patient videos, while minimizing access to nonessential biometric information.