Caristix™ Cloak Software

Caristix Cloak

De-Identify HL7 Logs to Cover HIPAA Identifiers

Caristix Cloak de-identifies protected patient data at the source, in HL7 logs and message flows. It produces auditable reports after each de-identification. It is the easiest way to generate clinically valid data for interface development, testing, and analytics — and remain compliant with your HIPAA policies and procedures.

 

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Why Use Cloak

Realistic Data

Healthcare IT professionals need to work with realistic data. Whether they’re generating data for test and development systems, creating actionable sample messages for interface development, or creating clinically valid data for analytics, they need data that makes sense. Data that covers customizations, new Z-segments, and non-standard data lengths. Many turn to production data.

Peace of Mind

However, according to recent Ponemon Institute surveys, internally generated healthcare information breaches are surprisingly common, with 38% of respondents saying they have had a breach involving data in a development and test environment. Sixty-nine percent have little or no confidence in the ability of their business associates to work securely with patient data. The overall economic impact of a breach on a provider organization can be upwards of $2 million.

Remove PHI

Caristix Cloak removes sensitive patient data from HL7 logs, while leaving clinical workflows intact. With Cloak, providers and vendors can follow their HIPAA policies and procedures and eliminate one source of data breaches.

Cloak Benefits

Use High-Quality, High-Volume Data Safely

Cloak lets providers test applications, systems, HL7 interfaces and connectivity with a high volume of realistic data. Find issues early, and avoid late-stage testing and delays. Read more about the use of realistic data and testing on the Caristix blog.

Avoid Third-Party Data Breaches

Even with Business Associate agreements in place, sharing patient data can be fraught with security issues. Cloak lets vendors and providers ensure they’re removing sensitive information when they de-identify production data for testing or analytics. It reinforces the data security policies and procedures you already have in place.

Streamline the Interfacing Lifecycle

In the interfacing lifecycle, Cloak allows interface analysts to easily de-identify production data, removing PHI while leaving real-world workflows intact, before porting it over to Caristix Conformance software for scoping and gap analysis.