Applied Clinical Informatics Article
The false security of blind dates: chrononymization's lack of impact on data privacy of laboratory data.
The reuse of clinical data for research purposes requires methods for the protection of personal privacy. One general approach is the removal of personal identifiers from the data. A frequent part of this anonymization process is the removal of times and dates, which we refer to as "chrononymization." While this step can make the association with identified data (such as public information or a small sample of patient information) more [...]
Author(s): Cimino, J J
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2012-07-RA-0028