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. 2015 Jun 23;22(5):1072–1080. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocv038

Table 2:

Hashes generated by DCIFIRHD application for an individual patient

Hash Name Hash Type Variables Hashed
FNLNDOB* Normal hash First name + last name + date of birth
LNFNDOB Normal hash Last name + first name + date of birth
FNLNBOD Normal hash First name + last name + date of birth (month and day switched)
FNSSN* Normal hash First name + SSN
LNSSN* Normal hash Last name + SSN
DOBSSN* Normal hash Date of birth + SSN
SSN* Normal hash SSN
3LFNLNDOB* Only first three letters of first and last name used in hash First name + last name + date of birth
3LLNFNDOB* Only first three letters of first and last name used in hash Last name + first name + date of birth
3LFNLNBOD Only first three letters of first and last name used in hash First name + last name + date of birth (month and day switched)
3LFNSSN Only first three letters of first and last name used in hash First name + SSN
3LLNSSN* Only first three letters of first and last name used in hash Last name + SSN
SXFNLNDOB* Soundex First name + last name + date of birth
SXLNFNDOB Soundex Last name + first name + date of birth
SXFNLNBOD Soundex First name + last name + date of birth (month and day switched)
SXFNSSN* Soundex First name + SSN
SXLNSSN* Soundex Last name + SSN

*Hashes used optimized match.

SSN: Social Security Number.