camr_deidentified_codebook_entry: Flag De-identified Variables

In rettopnivek/camrprojects: Portable Functions for R Projects at CAM-MGH

Flag De-identified Variables

Description

Function to flag whether a variable in a data frame is de-identified (i.e., does not risk exposure of patient health information) based on codebook entries.

Usage

camr_deidentified_codebook_entry(dtf)

Arguments

dtf	A data frame.

Details

According to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), under the 'Safe Harbor' method of de-identification, there are 18 types of identifiers that should be removed for a data set to avoid risk of exposing patient health information (PHI):

• Names

• All geographic subdivisions smaller than a state

• All elements of dates (except year) directly related to an individual

• Telephone numbers

• Vehicle identifiers and serial numbers

• Fax numbers

• Device identifiers and serial numbers

• Email addresses

• Web Universal Resource Locators (URLs)

• Social security numbers

• Internet Protocol (IP) addresses

• Medical record numbers

• Biometric identifiers

• Health plan beneficiary numbers

• Full-face photographs and comparable images

• Account numbers

• Any other unique identifying number, characteristic, or code

• Certificate/license numbers

Value

A logical vector matching in length to the number of colunns in dtf, equal to TRUE for any variables with codebook entries indicating the variable is de-identified.

Author(s)

Kevin Potter

Examples

data( "example_CAM_data_set" )

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