Operative Report PHI Removal with anonym.plus

Healthcare Solution · Clinical Documentation · HIPAA Safe Harbor (45 CFR §164.514(b))

Operative report PHI removal strips patient and surgeon IDs from the surgical text. It meets HIPAA Safe Harbor (45 CFR §164.514(b)). anonym.plus runs offline and leaves the technique and findings whole.

When this applies

The file names the surgeon, the team, the case, and the date. To show it in M&M review or send it to a registry, you must clear those IDs first.

How anonym.plus handles it

1. Bring the report into anonym.plus on your workstation.
2. The tool splits the surgical text from names, dates, and IDs.
3. Surgeon, assistant, and patient names get flagged together.
4. Swap them for clear labels like [SURGEON] and [PATIENT].
5. Save the clean report on your device.

What you need to provide

• The report (PDF, DOCX, or dictation transcript).
• An operator (Replace keeps the text flowing).
• Optional role map so one surgeon maps to one label across files.

PHI entity types detected

Compliance achieved

• Reaches HIPAA Safe Harbor (45 CFR §164.514(b)) once all 18 ID types go.
• Implant and device serials are caught as unique IDs.
• Fully offline — no cloud exposure of surgical data.

Limitations & cautions

Device serials and rare implants are caught as IDs. But a rare procedure on a known date at a small site can still narrow identity. Pair this with date-shifting, and use Expert Determination for rare cases.