NCIt definition : Removal of text elements that would make data individually identifiable.;
Alternative definition : CDISC-GLOSS: The process of removing potentially identifying data or data elements
to render data into a form that does not identify individuals and where identification
is not likely to take place. NOTE: A general term for a process of removing the association
between a set of identifying data and the data subject. Examples of potentially identifying
data include name, birth date, social security number, home address, telephone number,
e-mail address, medical record numbers, health plan beneficiary numbers, full-face
photographic images). [After ISO/TS 25237: 2008 - Health Informatics - Pseudonymization;
HIPAA: 45 CFR, 164.514] See also anonymization.;