De-Identification of Data
List of Patient Identifiers to be Removed for De-Identification
To de-identify data, the following fields for the patient and of the patient's family or employer must be removed:
| Names | Health plan beneficiary numbers |
| Addresses (geographic subdivisions smaller than a state) | Account numbers |
| Zip codes | Certificate/License Numbers |
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All elements of dates (except year) |
Vehicle identifiers/Serial numbers (e.g., driver's license numbers) |
| All ages over 89 and all elements of dates (including year) | Device identifiers |
| Telephone Numbers | Web Universal Resource Locators (URLs) |
| Fax Numbers | Internet Protocol (IP) address numbers |
| Email addresses | Biometric identifiers, including voice and finger prints |
| Social security numbers | Full face photographic images and any comparable images |
| Medical record numbers | Any other unique identifying number, characteristic, or code (e.g., birthmarks, tattoos, identifying anomalies) |
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