Table 1. Information removed in a limited dataset and in a de-identified dataset via Safe Harbor.
The difference between both is indicated in italic.
| Limited dataset |
De-identified dataset (Safe Harbor method) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Direct identifiers | - names | - names |
| - postal address information | - postal address information | |
| - telephone numbers | - telephone numbers | |
| - fax numbers | - fax numbers | |
| - email addresses | - email addresses | |
| - social security numbers | - social security numbers | |
| - medical record numbers | - medical record numbers | |
| - health plan beneficiary numbers | - health plan beneficiary numbers | |
| - account numbers | - account numbers | |
| - certificate/license numbers | - certificate/license numbers | |
| - vehicle identifiers | - vehicle identifiers | |
| - device identifiers | - device identifiers | |
| - URLs | - URLs | |
| - IP addresses | - IP addresses | |
| - biometric identifiers | - biometric identifiers | |
| - full face photographs | - full face photographs | |
| - any other unique identifying number | ||
| Quasi-identifiers | - town, city | |
| - dates (e.g., birth-date) |