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Wiki Markup *Title:SPIN Scrubber User Guide*
Author:Andrew McMurry
Contact:amcmurry@genetics.med.harvard.edu \\ \\ !worddavbb43921d9d4a629f7d8d62dbaa286e20.png|height=115,width=575! \\ \\ *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. \\ *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. \\ 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. \\ *Required Software:* Java 1.5 \\ *Running the Scrubber Program:* \\ +Usage:+ scrubber _InputFile(s) \[ConfigurationFile\]_ \\ +Where+

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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.
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.
While typically used to prepare confidential reports to be compliant with 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.
Required Software:
Java 1.5
Running the Scrubber Program:
Usage:
scrubber InputFile(s) [ConfigurationFile]
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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