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Slide Presentation on the Privacy Rule and Research

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Removal of These Identifiers* Makes Information De-identified

- Names - Geographic info (including city and ZIP) - Elements of dates (except year), ages over 89 years - Telephone #s - Fax #s - E-mail address - Social Security # - Medical record, prescription #s - Health plan beneficiary #s	- Account #s - Certificate/license #s - VIN and Serial #s, license plate #s - Device identifiers, serial #s - Web URLs - IP address #s - Biometric identifiers (finger prints) - Full face, comparable photo images - Unique identifying #s
*See 45 CFR 164.514(b)(2)(i) for a complete list. Health information is de-identified if the above identifiers of the individual or of relatives, employers, or household members of the individuals are removed and the covered entity has no actual knowledge that remaining information can be used, alone or in combination with other information, to identify the individual.