提出兼顾隐私与模型性能的医疗数据共享方法,保护脆弱人群不被识别。
An Analytical Approach to Privacy and Performance Trade-Offs in Healthcare Data Sharing
- 基于多方法对比,筛选出隐私保护强且不影响模型效果的方案
- MO-OBAM在保持原数据性能上仅损失2%精度与召回率
- 特别关注老年人、频繁住院者等高风险群体的隐私保护
医疗数据二次利用对科研和临床创新至关重要,但引发患者隐私担忧。本研究从数据提供方与使用方双重视角,探讨如何平衡隐私保护与数据效用。基于2013至2015年成年住院患者数据,预测入院时或住院期间是否发生败血症。发现老年患者、频繁住院者及少数族裔因人口统计与就医行为特征组合独特,易受隐私攻击,同时是机器学习模型的关键子群体。评估了$k$-匿名、Zheng等人的方法及基于MO-OBAM的模型三种匿名化策略,结果表明:$k$-匿名保护有限;Zheng等人方法与MO-OBAM均具更强隐私保障,其中MO-OBAM在模型性能上表现最优,精度与召回率仅下降2%,优于其他方法。研究为医疗机构提供可操作的数据共享建议,强调需采用能有效保护脆弱群体又不损害模型性能的匿名技术。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
The secondary use of healthcare data is vital for research and clinical innovation, but it raises concerns about patient privacy. This study investigates how to balance privacy preservation and data utility in healthcare data sharing, considering the perspectives of both data providers and data users. Using a dataset of adult patients hospitalized between 2013 and 2015, we predict whether sepsis was present at admission or developed during the hospital stay. We identify sub-populations, such as older adults, frequently hospitalized patients, and racial minorities, that are especially vulnerable to privacy attacks due to their unique combinations of demographic and healthcare utilization attributes. These groups are also critical for machine learning (ML) model performance. We evaluate three anonymization methods-$k$-anonymity, the technique by Zheng et al., and the MO-OBAM model-based on their ability to reduce re-identification risk while maintaining ML utility. Results show that $k$-anonymity offers limited protection. The methods of Zheng et al. and MO-OBAM provide stronger privacy safeguards, with MO-OBAM yielding the best utility outcomes: only a 2% change in precision and recall compared to the original dataset. This work provides actionable insights for healthcare organizations on how to share data responsibly. It highlights the need for anonymization methods that protect vulnerable populations without sacrificing the performance of data-driven models.
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