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Intended Audience
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*Title:SPIN Scrubber User Guide*
Author:Andrew McMurry
Contact:amcmurry@genetics.med.harvard.edu
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*Intended Audience:*
Technical staff of all levels should be able to configure this module for use with their records.
Programming experience is NOT required, though a basic understanding of XML is needed to edit the configuration file.
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*Scrubber Overview:*
This scrubber utility removes confidential identifiers from structured XML or plain text by comparing the input text phrases to a list of known identifiers (names, states, etc) and a series of Regular Expressions.
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While typically used to prepare confidential reports to be compliant with [HIPAA|http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/] standards, this utility is practical for any organization looking to protect privacy of their records - regardless if they are being used for medical purposes or not.
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*Required Software:*
Java 1.5
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*Running the Scrubber Program:*
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+Usage:+
scrubber _InputFile(s) \[ConfigurationFile\]_
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+Where+ |
- The InputFile(s) argument is either a file or directory
- The ConfigurationFile argument is optional. By default, scrubber will search for ScrubberConfiguration.xml in the same directory as the jar program.
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- The Scrubber Implementation denotes if the scrubber should expect XML files or Plain text Files. Valid settings are DEFAULT, XML_TEXT, or TEXT.
- The TextProcessingRules defines the rules for text scrubbing.
- The XMLTextProcessingRules defines rules for scrubbing XML files. These rules extend TextProcessingRules.
- The Recorder captures the identifier matches
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