Use original value

This generator is to be used when you don’t want a data element to be changed. Here
are two use case examples.

Use Case #1

Use Case #2

  • De-identify all fields with XPN data type except for the attending doctor

MSH|^~&|SYSTEM-A|1 |||20100404210829||ADT^A01|20100404000000645509|P|2.3|||||CA|ASCII
EVN|A01|201004042108||129|Interface^HL7 Interface|201004042106
PID|0001|ID53572812^^^|0126271^^^^^1||SMITH^JOHN||195307280000|M|SMITH^JOHN||1 FIFTH
AVENUE^NEW YORK^NEW YORK^^33333^USA^P^53052^16||(555)555-5555|(555)555-5555|^|2|||238898464|||||||||C1||N
PV1|0001|I|2C^2322^2322-0^1^^^^^3|1|50386||1083278^MCFEE,MIKE^^^^^||||||||||1083278^MCFEE,
MIKE|1|50386|1||||||||||||||||||||||||201004042106||||||||
PV2||||||||||||||||||||||N

 

If the data type Extended Person Name (XPN) is part of the list of data
types to de-identify, you might need to preserve some of the fields using this data
type.

Data Type Component Generator
XPN 2 – Given Name Excel File
FN 1 – Surname Excel File

 

Segment Field Component Subcomponent ID Generator
PV1 7 – Attending Doctor       Use Original Value

 

Using this configuration, you would make sure all names are de-identified except
the attending doctor’s name.


MSH|^~&|SYSTEM-A|1 |||20100404210829||ADT^A01|20100404000000645509|P|2.3|||||CA|ASCII
EVN|A01|201004042108||129|Interface^Johnson|201004042106
PID|0001|ID53572812^^^|0126271^^^^^1||Johnson^Deborah||195307280000|M|<span
style=”color: #ff0000;”>Johnson^Deborah
||1 FIFTH AVENUE^NEW YORK^NEW
YORK^^33333^USA^P^53052^16||(555)555-5555|(555)555-5555|^|2|||238898464|||||||||C1||N
PV1|0001|I|2C^2322^2322-0^1^^^^^3|1|50386||1083278^MCFEE,
MIKE^^^^^
||||||||||1083278^Johnson|1|50386|1||||||||||||||||||||||||201004042106||||||||
PV2||||||||||||||||||||||N

 

Use Case #3

  • Prevent de-identifying a field that is defined as a ID

    Field IDs must have a generator associated with them but, if for some reason you prefer having the original value, you can set this to avoid any changes in that value.

Use Case #4

  • Re-use the original data and combine it with other generators

    In Advanced Mode, you can de-identify the original value by specifying several generators, but you could also include the original value to combine it with other generated values.