List three examples of individual identifiers that are protected under HIPAA.
What will be an ideal response?
Any of the following are correct:
address information
dates (birth, death, admission, discharge, and any data indicating age)
telephone numbers
fax numbers
e-mail addresses
social security number
medical record number
health plan beneficiary number
account number
certificate/license number
vehicle identifiers
device identifiers
URLs
IP addresses
biometric identifiers
facial photographs
any other unique identifying number, characteristic, or code
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