ISO/TS 25237:2008

Health informatics — Pseudonymization

ISO/TS 25237:2008 contains principles and requirements for privacy protection using pseudonymization services for the protection of personal health information. ISO/TS 25237:2008 is applicable to organizations who make a claim of trustworthiness for operations engaged in pseudonymization services.

ISO/TS 25237:2008:

• defines one basic concept for pseudonymization;
• gives an overview of different use cases for pseudonymization that can be both reversible and irreversible;
• defines one basic methodology for pseudonymization services including organizational as well as technical aspects;
• gives a guide to risk assessment for re-identification;
• specifies a policy framework and minimal requirements for trustworthy practices for the operations of a pseudonymization service;
• specifies a policy framework and minimal requirements for controlled re-identification;
• specifies interfaces for the interoperability of services interfaces.

Edition	2008
Published Date	2008
Published By	ISO/TS
Page Count	57