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zeratul
on Aug 30, 2011
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87% of the U.S. Population are uniquely identified...
De-identified patient data does NOT have DOB or ZIP codes:
http://www.hipaa.com/2009/09/hipaa-protected-health-informat...
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tlb
on Aug 30, 2011
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But if you poll the database every day to see when age increases, you can get DOB.
nkassis
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Well... if the records are released I don't think they should change. Someone record at 50 isn't the same as at 60. Unless these are live datasets.
zeratul
on Aug 31, 2011
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Correct you would not be able to guess the date of birth - the date of visit is removed.
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