System and method for using and maintaining a master matching index
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1. A system for accessing a master matching index (MMI), comprising:
- an MMI services unit operatively coupled to the MMI and arranged to control access to the MMI; and
an MMI adapter operatively coupled to the MMI services unit, wherein the MMI adapter is accessible to a secondary system, wherein the MMI services unit is further arranged to receive a query initiated by the secondary system and attempt to match the query to information in the MMI according to a matching algorithm specified by the MMI adapter.
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Abstract
A master matching index (MMI) is accessible to a plurality of entities connected over a network. Access to the MMI is provided via MMI adapters distributed among the entities. A distributed MMI adapter contains matching algorithms that specify how record queries from its associated entity should be compared against information in the MMI. Accordingly, an MMI may be searched for matches according to matching algorithms specified by disparate entities.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for accessing a master matching index (MMI), comprising:
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an MMI services unit operatively coupled to the MMI and arranged to control access to the MMI; and
an MMI adapter operatively coupled to the MMI services unit, wherein the MMI adapter is accessible to a secondary system, wherein the MMI services unit is further arranged to receive a query initiated by the secondary system and attempt to match the query to information in the MMI according to a matching algorithm specified by the MMI adapter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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accessing a user interface supported by a master matching index (MMI) adapter operatively coupled to an MMI;
specifying a query for a record via the user interface; and
comparing the query against information in the MMI according to a matching algorithm specified in the MMI adapter. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for matching information in a master matching index (MMI), comprising:
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receiving a query from an entity via an MMI adapter; and
attempting to match the query with a record indexed in the MMI according to a matching algorithm specified in the MMI adapter. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for passing information over a network having at least first and second health care related entities, comprising:
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storing patient information in a master patient index (MPI);
receiving a first query from the first health care related entity for patient information in the MPI, wherein a first MPI matching algorithm for the first query is specific to the first health care related entity; and
receiving a second query from the second health care related entity for patient information in the MPI, wherein a second MPI matching algorithm for the second query is specific to the second health care related entity, and wherein performance of the first MPI matching algorithm and performance of the second MPI matching algorithm are independent of one another.
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