On September 3 , 1999 the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County issued a subpoena duces tecum to AOL requesting the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and all other identifying information regarding the four AOL subscribers.
Table 'metadata' identifies information regarding study, references, sites and samples that originated the data set.
Identifying information regarding participant and institution was scrubbed from the resulting documents to generate the final de-identified transcripts.
They also used ICD-9 codes to identify information regarding a set of 19 co-morbid conditions (such as congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and stroke) and traditional risk factors for pancreatitis.
De-identified information regarding key aspects of the clinical history, psychiatric assessments and medical treatment during the recording periods were obtained from electronic medical case records, and sleep wake cycle data were obtained from actigraphy recordings undertaken for 24 h via a wrist-worn actiwatch (Actiwatch Spectrum, Philips Respironics Inc., Murrysville PA, USA).
We also identified information gaps regarding different ecosystem structures and their spatial distribution such as dead wood and habitat networks.
In addition, patients were identified and information regarding mortality was collected by using Swedish registries – which have very few data missing, a high degree of quality control, and high validity.
Interviews with patients elicit experiences of surgery and post-operative recovery, acceptability of their treatment, identify information needs regarding anaesthesia and the degree to which they would like to be involved in decision-making about pain management.
