Table 1 Characteristics of the different pseudonymization methods
From: Pseudonymization of patient identifiers for translational research
Method | Reversible? | Repetitively un-ambiguous and patient-centric? | Single-pass pseudony-mization? | Dual-pass pseudonymization? | Duty-separated regarding de-pseudonymization? | Additional parties needed for a de-pseudonymization? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neubauer et al. | X | - | X | X | X | n.a. |
Noumeir et al. | X | X | X | - | - | 1 |
Pommerening et al. | X | X | - | X | - | 2 |
De Moor et al. | X | X | - | X | - | 2 |
Elger et al. | X | X | X | - | - | 1 |
epidemiological | X | X | - | X | (X)* | 1 |
translational | X | X | X | (X)** | X | 0 |