Based on my limited understanding, ACS variables linked to a census tract contain aggregate/average information. But the census tract ID itself when linked to a patient record is PHI because it identifies a geographic location with <20,000 people. Am I interpreting this correctly?
Mei -----Original Message----- From: Bernard Black [mailto:bbl...@kellogg.northwestern.edu] Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 1:09 PM To: gpc-dev@listserv.kumc.edu; Dan Connolly; Mei Liu; furmanc...@icnanotox.org; kosin...@mcw.edu Cc: btay...@mcw.edu; vanri...@umn.edu; meye0...@umn.edu; Lindsey Cook; Charon Gladfelter; Brennan Connolly; nicholas-c-sm...@uiowa.edu; phillip.ree...@utsouthwestern.edu; mo...@health.missouri.edu; danh...@regenstrief.org; Hillary Sandoval; George Kowalski Subject: RE: [gpc-informatics] #544: how to convert ACS raw variables to CAP variables (e.g. type of health insurance)? Census tract information *is* averaged, and is not PHI. That is why Census is willing to release it. Bernie ************************************************************* Bernard S. Black bbl...@northwestern.edu Nicholas D. Chabraja Professor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Institute for Policy Research Kellogg School of Management, Finance Dep’t Law School: 375 East Chicago Ave., Chicago IL 60611 Kellogg: 2211 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208 tel: law: 312-503-2784; Kellogg: 847-491-5049; cell: 847-807-9599 papers on SSRN at: http://ssrn.com/author=16042 ************************************************************ -----Original Message----- From: GPC Informatics [mailto:d...@madmode.com] Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 12:11 PM To: Dan Connelly <dconno...@kumc.edu>; mei...@kumc.edu; furmanc...@icnanotox.org; kosin...@mcw.edu Cc: btay...@mcw.edu; Bernard Black <bbl...@kellogg.northwestern.edu>; vanri...@umn.edu; meye0...@umn.edu; Lindsey Cook <lindsey.k...@northwestern.edu>; Charon Gladfelter <charon.gladfel...@northwestern.edu>; bconno...@kumc.edu; nicholas-c-sm...@uiowa.edu; phillip.ree...@utsouthwestern.edu; mo...@health.missouri.edu; danh...@regenstrief.org; hsando...@kumc.edu; George Kowalski <gkowal...@mcw.edu> Subject: Re: [gpc-informatics] #544: how to convert ACS raw variables to CAP variables (e.g. type of health insurance)? #544: how to convert ACS raw variables to CAP variables (e.g. type of health insurance)? --------------------------+----------------------- Reporter: dconnolly | Owner: meiliu Type: design-issue | Status: assigned Priority: major | Milestone: next-d Component: data-stds | Resolution: Keywords: | Blocked By: Blocking: 598 | --------------------------+----------------------- Comment (by meiliu): Our most recent IRB protocol is in the attachment. - As noted in the protocol, "...variables such as income, educational attainment, likelihood of employment, poverty status, owner-occupied house value, and health insurance coverage derived from geocoded address data will be used only as average values, not tied to any specific individual but rather to study populations." - I did not find any language on sharing census tract information. I've discussed this with Tamara McMahon and agree that since census tract may be PHI, we currently don't have the governance to take approach 1. Welcome any input from other sites. -- Ticket URL: <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__informatics.gpcnetwork.org_trac_Project_ticket_544-23comment-3A15&d=DwICaQ&c=yHlS04HhBraes5BQ9ueu5zKhE7rtNXt_d012z2PA6ws&r=CqPxCu-EywA2wo4iO-6BFqfwPQ2roHdsnjQi7SSLgLE&m=wjt2QT-caC0BaQoqA-1jzlQgfOhmfVhDcHV0oV9o_sA&s=SiG0BJXb-ag0DCYa_svdEDeEWNVOJVkGOkV0JtvXSAY&e= > gpc-informatics <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__informatics.gpcnetwork.org_&d=DwICaQ&c=yHlS04HhBraes5BQ9ueu5zKhE7rtNXt_d012z2PA6ws&r=CqPxCu-EywA2wo4iO-6BFqfwPQ2roHdsnjQi7SSLgLE&m=wjt2QT-caC0BaQoqA-1jzlQgfOhmfVhDcHV0oV9o_sA&s=Mpnaed_RgiVlMRfvyIbhydJzr6UR3yEq9-l7Cbir8co&e= > Greater Plains Network - Informatics _______________________________________________ Gpc-dev mailing list Gpc-dev@listserv.kumc.edu http://listserv.kumc.edu/mailman/listinfo/gpc-dev
