The names of the subjects and the names of the specific medical facilities were unknown to the researchers and personal and facility identification numbers were scrambled, making it unnecessary to obtain informed consent to link the data.
In addition, the CEA facilities was accredited (assurance identification number #A5826-01) by the National Institute of Health USA Office for Laboratory Animal Welfare OLAWLAW).
Facility level fixed effects are taken into account by clustering within facilities using the administrative hospital identification number and specifying an exchangeable within-group correlation structure.
At the new facility, the patient is registered with a new ART identification number related to that facility.
Every resident in Taiwan has a unique identification number officially and every healthcare facility in contract with the NHI has a unique identification number for claims purpose.
Agency characteristics included the agency's code (identification number), and the corporation code and type (such as for-profit or healthcare facility) of the organization that manages the care management agency and affiliated service agencies providing care (visiting nurse, day care, bathing, and healthcare facilities).
Facilities were mapped using a MobileMapper 6W/GIS (Ashtech by Magellan Professional, Santa Clara Californiaa), USA) and allotted a unique identification number.
The data files are linkable through an encrypted but unique personal identification number and thus provide patient-level information on demographic characteristics, medical history, registry of medical facilities, details of inpatient orders, ambulatory care visits, dental services, and prescriptions.
Federal Identification Number: 13- 6066063.
That is the identification number for St . Vincent
