EN ISO 25237:2017

European foreword
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Abbreviated terms
5 Requirements for privacy protection of identities in
  healthcare
6 Protecting privacy through pseudonymization
7 Re-identification process
Annex A (informative) - Healthcare pseudonymization scenarios
Annex B (informative) - Requirements for privacy risk analysis
Annex C (informative) - Pseudonymization process (methods and
        implementation)
Annex D (informative) - Specification of methods and implementation
Annex E (informative) - Policy framework for operation of
        pseudonymization services (methods and implementation)
Annex F (informative) - Genetic information
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ISO 25237:2017 contains principles and requirements for privacy protection using pseudonymization services for the protection of personal health information. This document is applicable to organizations who wish to undertake pseudonymization processes for themselves or to organizations who make a claim of trustworthiness for operations engaged in pseudonymization services.ISO 25237:2017- defines one basic concept for pseudonymization (see Clause 5),- defines one basic methodology for pseudonymization services including organizational, as well as technical aspects (see Clause 6),- specifies a policy framework and minimal requirements for controlled re-identification (see Clause 7),- gives an overview of different use cases for pseudonymization that can be both reversible and irreversible (see Annex A),- gives a guide to risk assessment for re-identification (see Annex B),- provides an example of a system that uses de-identification (see Annex C),- provides informative requirements to an interoperability to pseudonymization services (see Annex D), and- specifies a policy framework and minimal requirements for trustworthy practices for the operations of a pseudonymization service (see Annex E).