InterSystems HealthShare Fact Sheet

HealthShare Patient Index

Enterprise Master Person Index for a Single
Source of Truth
Identifying patients, members, and health consumers should beeasy, but in fact it isn’t. People are mobile and may receive carefrom different organizations in multiple settings. Healthcareorganizations use different information systems, and identifiers
often vary among them. When healthcare organizations affiliate
or merge, multiple identifiers and differences between information
systems complicate the process of information consolidation. And
duplicate or misidentified records can be an issue even within asingle information system. All it takes is a simple clerical error toresult in two different, incomplete records for the same patient.
HealthShare Patient Index is an enterprise master person index(EMPI) product that provides an automated and easily integrated
solution for creating a “single source of truth” for identity anddemographic information. Patient Index is pre-configured to workwith InterSystems HealthShare Unified Care Record to accelerate
the merging of multi-source information into a single, accurate,unified care record. Patient Index use cases include:• Automatically linking large volumes of records in accordancewith your business rules to create a unified care record within ahealthcare enterprise, across a health information network, orembedded within another solution• Recognizing the creation of duplicate records in real time andtriggering corrective actions

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A sophisticated matching engine using deterministic and probabilistic
logic sits as well as a vast referential data set at the center of Patient
Index. This set of software algorithms and services provides record
matching and automated tuning tools to adjust the algorithms based onyour data set.

Key Features
Data Quality Framework
Data Quality Framework (DQF) is an analysis utility that makes creationof the EMPI faster and more accurate, and the EMPI itself easier tomaintain. Using DQF you can determine the cleanliness, or not, of data
coming from source systems. With this knowledge you can work withsource system managers to improve data quality, or establish routines
to clean the data before it reaches your EMPI. DQF includes dashboards
that display data-source trends over time and other intelligence, making
it easier to catch potential issues early and prevent bad data fromentering your EMPI.
Dashboards
Patient Index includes usage and detail dashboards that help you achieve
the highest levels of record-matching accuracy. Overview dashboards
include information like the number of logins by user and the numberof imported patient records. The Linkages detail dashboard provides
insight on how records are or are not linking across particular facilitiesor the entire environment. The Record Summary dashboard tracks
usage, including counts and trends of adds, updates, and merges againstrecords over a given time.
Batch Import
The Batch Import utility is used to bulk-load patient data into thesystem. This can be useful when onboarding a new data source, or when
migrating a data source from an existing system. Batch Import provides
APIs to ingest demographic data into Patient Index and export data fromthe patient registry.
Whole Record Viewer
To facilitate manual review and validation, the Whole Record Viewer lets
you efficiently compare and validate patient identity and demographics
across all source records on a single screen.
Composite Record
Patient Index automatically determines which records refer to the same
individual and creates a single composite demographic record for eachpatient. When there are slight differences between data sources, thesystem uses configurable rules to choose the most trusted source. Data
that is out of sync or out of date can be highlighted by the system for
manual review.
Workflow Integration
Patient Index includes easy-to-use and configurable workflows to
manage those cases where manual intervention is required. It also
automatically notifies other systems and facilities about importantchanges to patient information.

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Record Integrity and Configuration Evaluator
These utilities help you ensure optimal settings and operation of yourEMPI before go-live and after. The utilities run on the live system,and do not need service interruptions to diagnose and repair system
configuration or data integrity issues, if they exist.
Standards-Based APIs for Connectivity
Built-in secure and robust support for standards, including HL7
FHIR®, HL7®v2, IHE (PIX, PDQ, PDQm, XCPD), and Web Services,
enables you to easily integrate Patient Index with the otherapplications in your enterprise.
Customized Rules
A built-in rules engine allows you to create and implement sitespecific logic, such as customized patient matching and alerting.
Auditing and Security
A secure, role-based portal manages access to data and utilities.
All record updates are audited, as are all decisions to link or unlink
patient records.
Referential Matching*Seamless integration of LexisNexis®LexID® for referential matchingof record pairs between configurable thresholds.

Flexible Deployment Options
Patient Index is one of InterSystems HealthShare Cloud solutions.
When you subscribe to Patient Index Cloud InterSystems designs,hosts, and delivers the integration platform so you do not need topurchase, operate, secure, and maintain the infrastructure yourself.
Patient Index Cloud services include:• All data center resources, including hosting, hardware, and network
capacity needed to run the solution• Ongoing maintenance of all solution components• Customer-specific configuration and implementation services tobring the solution live, including building connections• 24/7 support for the solution including real-time monitoring• Seamless upgrades• Sophisticated security and data protection programs
Patient Index is also available on premises/private cloud as containerbased deployments or traditional kit-based installations.

Customer Support and Education
When you select Patient Index, you get more than technology. Youalso get our acclaimed customer support and extensive educational
opportunities. Search for Patient Index education resources atLearning.InterSystems.com. Learn more about Patient Index and allof the products within the HealthShare suite at InterSystems.com/
HealthShare.

*Currently in the US only.

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