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WVU Sensitive Data Identifiers

Sensitive data and variables. 
Variable WVU Sensitive Data
(PHI HIPAA Identifiers)
RISK: High 		WVU Research PII
RISK: Medium 		WVU PII Sensitive
RISK: High
Source:
  • WVU Health System Medical/Dental Record (EMR)/Healthcare event)
  • Any WVU Health System Clinical system
  • Data collected from participants in a clinical setting or as part of a healthcare event.

Applies to:
  • HIPAA Covered Entities for  identifiable data collected and used.
  • Non-Covered Entities for WVU Health System clinical data use
 Source:
  • Data collected from participants

Applies to:
  • Non-Covered Entities
Source:
  • Identifiable Healthcare data from an external source.
  • Data collected from participants
Applies to:
Name X X X
City X X X
County X X X
Zip Code X X X
Birthdate X X X
Date of Death X X X
Exact Age if Over 89 X X X
Admission Dates X X X
Discharge Dates X X X
Admission Dates X X X
Surgery/Procedure Dates X X X
Medical Test Dates X X X
Email Addresses X X X
Telephone Numbers X X X
Medical Record Number/Patient ID X
X
Other Medical Record
Info (describe) 		X
X
Social Security Number X
X
IP/MAC Address consistently linked to an individual X
X
Medical Device Identifiers/Serial Numbers X
X
Web URLs X
X
Biometric Identifiers
(finger, voice print, etc.) 		X
X
Full face photographic images and other comparable images X
X
Health Plan Beneficiary Numbers
X
X
Account Numbers
(any type: insurance, bank, hospital bills, healthcare, etc.) 		X
X
Professional Certificate/License Numbers X
X
Vehicle Information
(VIN/SN/License Plate/Title) 		X
X
Other unique identifying code or characteristic to be collected
(tattoo, scar, physical impairment, amputee, website name) 		X
X
Student Data
(personal, health, academic - from the record or faculty record)
X
Mother's Maiden Name X
Maiden Name X
Alias X
Passport/Visa Numbers X
Drivers License Number X
Taxpayer ID/SSN X
Credit Card Number X
Financial PIN X
WVU/HSC Employment Information X
WVU/HSC/WVUM Authentication Credentials X
Confidential Business Information
(WVU/HSC) 		X
Covered Defense Information X
Information Subject to DoD Distribution Stmt B-F X
Source Code - Export X
Technical Data – Export X
Technical Control Plans – Export X
Trade Secrets
(Institutional) 		X
If used with Identifiers, then these variables are considered RPII:
Place of Birth X
Business Telephone Numbers X
Business Mailing Address X
Business Email Address X
Race Religion X
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