HHS seeks to re-identify de-identified HIPAA data
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intends to solicit and award a task order contract to acquire services for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), in order to re-identify a health Information Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) de-identified dataset.
According to HHS, the contractor should have an in-depth knowledge of the HIPAA Privacy Rule and experience with conducting research on re-identifying a HIPAA de-identified dataset. The agency said that the contractor shall take one or more HIPAA Privacy Rule de-identified datasets and demonstrate the ability or inability to re-identify the data.
HHS defines “re-identifying” as accurately and unambiguously matching the de-identifed data record to an actual individual.
No solicitation will be posted and capability statements are not being requested, stated the agency.
According to HHS, the contractor should have an in-depth knowledge of the HIPAA Privacy Rule and experience with conducting research on re-identifying a HIPAA de-identified dataset. The agency said that the contractor shall take one or more HIPAA Privacy Rule de-identified datasets and demonstrate the ability or inability to re-identify the data.
HHS defines “re-identifying” as accurately and unambiguously matching the de-identifed data record to an actual individual.
No solicitation will be posted and capability statements are not being requested, stated the agency.