Which of the following is considered patient demographics?

• A. Non-clinical data such as name, MRN, date of birth, address, phone, sex, race, and SSN
• B. Diagnosis and procedures
• C. Lab results
• D. Imaging reports

Answer: (A)

Patient demographics are the identifying, non-clinical details used to locate and match a patient’s records across systems. Examples include name, medical record number, date of birth, address, phone number, sex, race, and SSN. This information helps verify identity and link records in radiology and electronic health records, but it doesn’t describe health conditions or test results. In contrast, diagnoses and procedures, lab results, and imaging reports contain clinical information about diseases, tests performed, and their findings. Because the listed items are identifying, non-clinical data, they represent patient demographics.