[tinamina]

Is this a Chinese neighborhood I wonder? Why aren’t we hearing anything about who these people were?

[Zhang Fei]

[Is this a Chinese neighborhood I wonder? Why aren’t we hearing anything about who these people were?]

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HIPAA privacy rules.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Insurance_Portability_and_Accountability_Act#Effects_on_research

It’s a real disaster for statistical research. I believe patients have to affirmatively sign a long document before their (anonymous) data can be released. I took one glimpse at the long list of bullet points and avoided signing the document when a loved one was in the hospital years ago. At the time, I was in no mood to deal with this stuff. I expect most people who might have authorized the release of this non-specific info on behalf of friends and relatives in ICU’s feel the same way.

[bort]

Queens is saturated with Chinese immigrants. Almost 250,000 Chinese immigrants live in Queens. Yes, the bulk of the patients are Chinese. It ain’t Archie Bunker’s neighborhood anymore.

[freeandfreezing]

You can look at block by block census data on the city-data.com website.