7 Monitoring and Maintaining Master Person Index Data

Use the Master Index Data Manager to monitor and maintain your master person index data.

This chapter includes the following section:

• "Using the Master Index Data Manager to Monitor and Maintain Master Person Index Data"

Using the Master Index Data Manager to Monitor and Maintain Master Person Index Data

The Master Index Data Manager provides the following functions so you can maintain the patient records in the master person index database:

• View patient records

• Compare patient records

• Merge and unmerge patient records

• Compare records that are flagged as possible duplicates

• Resolve or merge potential duplicate records

• Review and reverse automatic record matches made by the master person index

• Create reports on master person index data and statistics, including records added or updated, potential duplicates, merged and unmerged records, and so on

Logging in to the Master Index Data Manager

The MIDM is accessed through a web browser, and requires you to log in before you can access any patient information. The URL for the MIDM is:

• http://host:http_port/app_nameMIDM

where

• host is the name of the server machine.

• http_port is the HTTP port number of the application server.

• app_name is the name of the master person index application.

The default URL for MIDM is:

• http://localhost:8080/PatientMIDM (GlassFish)

• http://localhost:7001/PatientMIDM (WebLogic)

To Log in to the MIDM

Before you begin:

• Make sure you have a login ID and password.

• Make sure the application server is running.

1. Launch a web browser.

2. In the Address field, enter the appropriate URL.

   The login page appears.

3. In the upper right portion of the page, select the language for the MIDM display.

4. Enter your user ID and password in the appropriate fields.

5. Click Login.

   The initial page appears. (By default, the initial page is the Record Details page, but this is configurable.)