Category

The category designates a broad PHI category.

The identify_phi and redact_phi endpoints, as well as the Analyze - Web App, now include labels that are broken down by:

PHI Type (phi_type) - the PHI identifier assigned to the text.
Category (category) - the broader PHI category assigned to the text.

The category is not yet available when using Redact in the web app. It will be available in a future release.

"annotations": [
    {
      "labels": {
        "phi_type": {
          "label": "[PATIENT]",
          "score": 1.0
        },
        "category": {
          "label": "[PERSON]"
        }
      },
      "text": "John Doe",
      "span": {
        "start": 9,
        "end": 17
      }
    },

List of Categories

The following categories are possible:

CONTACT
DATE
DEMOGRAPHICS
IDENTIFIER
INSTITUTION

LOCATION
ORGANIZATION
PERSON
WEBADDRESS

Mappings

Current mappings between each category and its included PHI types are as follows:

Category	PHI Type
CONTACT	EMAIL, FAX, PHONE, USERNAME
DATE	DATE
DEMOGRAPHICS	AGE, PROFESSION
IDENTIFIER	BIOID, DEVICE, HEALTHPLAN, IDNUM, MEDICAL RECORD
INSTITUTION	ORGANIZATION
LOCATION	CITY, COUNTRY, STATE, STREET, ZIP, LOCATION-OTHER
ORGANIZATION	ORGANIZATION
PERSON	DOCTOR, PATIENT
WEBADDRESS	URL

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