From: Automated de-identification of free-text medical records
PHI Type | Notes |
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Names | Both full and partial, but not initials |
Locations | All geographic subdivisions smaller than a state, including street address, city, county, precinct, zip code, and their equivalent geocodes |
Dates | All elements of dates (except years) for dates directly related to an individual, including birth date, admission date, discharge date, date of death |
Ages > 89 years | All elements of dates (including year) indicative of an age over 89 years. Such ages and elements may be aggregated into a single category of age 90 or older |
Telephone numbers | Â |
Fax numbers | Â |
Electronic mail addresses | Â |
Social security numbers | Â |
Medical record numbers | Â |
Health plan beneficiary numbers | Â |
Account numbers | Â |
Certificate/license numbers | Â |
Vehicle identifiers | Includes vehicle serial numbers and license plate numbers |
Device identifiers and serial numbers | Not restricted to medical devices |
Web Universal Resource Locators (URLs) | Â |
Internet Protocol (IP) address numbers | Â |
Biometric identifiers | Includes finger and voice prints |
Any other unique identifying number, code, or characteristic | E.g., full face photographic images of full faces, scars or tattoos (and any comparable images). |