Pathology Narrative De-Identification with anonym.plus

Healthcare Solution · Clinical Documentation · UK GDPR Art. 9 & DPA 2018

Pathology-narrative de-identification removes patient and accession identifiers from the free-text part of a report under UK GDPR Art. 9 and DPA 2018. anonym.plus runs locally and keeps the gross, micro, and diagnosis text whole.

When this applies

These reports drive tumour registries and teaching sets. But each one carries the name, accession number, and sending clinician. Strip those before you share it.

How anonym.plus handles it

1. Load the report into anonym.plus on your device.
2. It finds the name, accession or case number, and sender.
3. The gross, micro, and diagnosis text stays in place.
4. Swap identifiers with steady labels across linked specimens.
5. Save the clean report on your device.

What you need to provide

• The report (PDF, DOCX, or LIS export).
• An operator (Replace works well for registries).
• Optional accession map to keep one case’s parts linked.

Patient data entity types detected

Compliance achieved

• Supports UK GDPR Art. 9 & DPA 2018 for the narrative.
• Keeps the diagnostic story for registry and research use.
• Local work keeps lab data inside the site.

Limitations & cautions

A rare tumour type plus a collection date and a small catchment area can re-identify, even after identifiers go. For uncommon cases, make dates broad and apply the ICO motivated-intruder test rather than simple de-identification alone.