Claim form de-identification is the removal of member and provider IDs from a private medical insurance (PMI) claim form. It meets DPA 2018 & UK GDPR. anonym.plus does this on your own device.
When this applies
You want to share a form for an audit, a study, or staff training. Each use needs names, IDs, and dates stripped first.
How anonym.plus handles it
- Open the form (PDF, scan, or export) in anonym.plus on your device.
- Local OCR reads scanned pages, so printed boxes are caught too.
- The tool flags the member, the provider, dates, and ID numbers.
- Check each flag and keep the billing codes you still need.
- Swap each ID for a safe label, or black it out.
- Save the clean copy. The original never leaves your machine.
What you need to provide
- The form (PDF, TXT, DOCX, or image scan).
- An operator: Replace (swap), Redact (remove), or Mask (partial).
- Optional alias map if you need to re-link rows later.
Patient data entity types detected
| Category | anonym.plus entity type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Names | PERSON | Subscriber Diana Reid → [MEMBER] |
| Membership | UK_HEALTH_INSURANCE_MEMBER | Mbr BUP-4471882 → [MEMBER_ID] |
| Account | ACCOUNT_NUMBER | Acct 55-220914 → [ACCOUNT] |
| Dates | DATE_TIME | Treatment 04/12/2026 → [DATE] |
| Provider | PERSON | Dr Holt, GMC → [PROVIDER] |
| NI number | UK_NINO | QQ 12 34 56 C → [ID] |
Compliance achieved
- Meets DPA 2018 & UK GDPR for reuse of health data.
- Catches member, provider, and account numbers as personal data.
- Runs fully offline — no cloud upload, no processor contract needed.
- Working copies are guarded by AES-256-GCM.
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Limitations & cautions
Billing layouts pack IDs into fixed boxes. Map your custom fields so none slip past. The tool finds named items, but a rare procedure on a known date at a small site can still narrow identity. Judge those edge cases yourself.
Frequently asked questions
Which IDs sit on a typical PMI claim form?
Member name, membership number, account number, group or policy code, the treatment date, the provider, and often a National Insurance number. Each one is flagged for removal.
Does this need a data processor contract?
No. anonym.plus runs on your own device with no cloud step. No outside party touches the data, so no processor contract is needed.
Can I keep the procedure codes?
Yes. Non-ID billing codes can stay via an allow-list while personal IDs go.