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Ambulance/EMT records
Dispatch information which can include incident date, time, nature of call, and patient information. |
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Clinic/health care provider records
Record of patient (animal/human) information that can include symptoms, pharmacy orders, diagnoses, laboratory tests ordered and results received. |
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ED/hospital records
Record of patient information that can include discharge/transfer orders, pharmacy orders, radiology results, laboratory results and any other data from ancillary services or provider notes. |
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Employment/school records
Information collected from schools or places of employment that can include, location, illness, absence, and activity reports regarding students or employees. |
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Established databases
Any data repository from which information can be retrieved. |
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Financial records
Records of financial activities of a person, business, or organization. |
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Help lines
Telephone or cellular call-in services. |
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Internet search queries
Search terms that a user enters into a web search engine. |
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Laboratory records
Information regarding specific tests ordered and/or the results of those tests. |
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News aggregators
Systematic collection of information from news sources that can include online and offline media. |
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Official reports
Any report that has been certified or validated from an authorized entity. |
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Personal communication
Any type of information that is directly relayed from one individual to another individual or group. |
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Police/fire department records
Dispatch and event information. |
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Prediction markets
Marketplaces for contracts in which the payoffs depend on the outcome of a future event. |
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Sales
Monetary transactions for goods or services. |
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Social media
Forms of electronic communication such as websites for social networking and blogging through which users create online communities to share. |
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