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		BurningFrog on March 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Uselessness of Phenylephrine My impression is that data science on healthcare records is mostly illegal due to HIPAA and other regulations.

sxg on March 31, 2022 [–]

It's not illegal. It's just very complicated to do correctly, and you risk large fines if you do it incorrectly.

BurningFrog on March 31, 2022 | [–]

For most practical purposes, that's has the same effects.

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