This book might be useful (it's a year old) Anonymizing Health Data <http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920029229.do> Case Studies and Methods to Get You Started By Khaled El Emam, Luk Arbuckle <http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920029229.do#tab_03_0> Publisher: O'Reilly Media Released: December 2013 Pages: 212 On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 3:40 PM, Kyle Banerjee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > HIPPA compliant data cannot include personally identifiable information, a > category which includes address. The "safe harbor" approach where > geographic subdivisions smaller than states cannot be used frequently > renders data useless. > > The "expert determination" method is always an option and precompiling can > work in certain cases, but I was wondering what other methods people have > successfully employed? Thanks, > > kyle >