Configurability

Sun Master Patient Index provides a predefined data structure based on standard healthcare data requirements that can be used as is or can be easily customized if needed. Before deploying Sun Master Patient Index, you define the components and processing capabilities of the system to suit your requirements. The matching and standardization rules, survivorship rules, queries, Patient Enterprise Data Manager (Patient EDM) appearance, and field validation rules can all be used as is or can be configured to better meet the needs of your organization. In essence, you control the data structure and the logic that determines how data is updated, standardized, weighted, and matched.

The data structure and processing logic is stored in a set of XML configuration files that are predefined but that can be customized. These files are defined within the context of Java CAPS project and are modified using the XML editor provided in NetBeans. You can also use the graphical configuration editor to customize some of the master patient index configuration.