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What Cloak Can Do For You

Any time you need to use protected health information – whether it’s for interface scoping or for clinical research – use Cloak to instantly de-identify HL7 data at the source. Cloak can remove all patient identifiers through the entire clinical workflow, so you can work with data from any part of the patient record.

By default, Cloak covers all 18 HIPAA identifiers, but it also allows you to add your own. Set parameters to preserve or disrupt message flow and control the granularity of event content. And generate a report explaining the data types and fields that were covered, so you have an automatic audit trail for security and compliance purposes.

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Features

Preconfigured HIPAA Identifiers

All 18 HIPAA identifiers are flagged automatically. You can map HL7 fields and data types directly to PHI.

Preserve Message Flow

Some de-identification methodologies scramble event flow. For instance, a de-identified patient might be discharged before admission. With Cloak, you can choose to preserve accurate message flow – or not. It’s up to you.

Batch Processing

The desktop version of Cloak lets you process a log file containing up to 200,000 messages. And you can save de-identified data in one or more message files for easier sharing.

Custom Identifiers

CCloak lets you customize a list of HL7 message elements and data types for repeatable de-identification. Re-use saved lists as often as you need to.

Replacement Data Choices

You aren’t limited to Cloak’s built-in data dictionary for randomized data replacement. You can generate replacement data from external Excel files, text files, tables, and SQL queries.

Web Service Integration

For workflow-based integration and processing on the fly, Cloak is available as a software service for SOA (service-oriented architecture) integration.


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