Use Cases
Built for clinical precision, applied to every domain.
OpenEMPI began in healthcare, but its core engine is entity-agnostic. From patient identities to business listings — if a record has attributes, OpenEMPI can deduplicate it.
Where OpenEMPI fits
Healthcare remains the strongest proof point, but the platform is not limited to patient demographics.
Can OpenEMPI deduplicate non-patient records?
Yes. OpenEMPI uses configurable entity definitions, so the same matching engine can resolve providers, facilities, customers, business listings, registries, and other record types.
What is the flagship healthcare use case?
The flagship use case is a Master Patient Index that links duplicate patient identities across EHRs, labs, imaging systems, and other systems of care.
What record types can OpenEMPI resolve?
Any record type with comparable attributes can be modeled, including people, organizations, locations, facilities, suppliers, accounts, and public-sector registry records.
How does record linkage apply across domains?
Each domain changes the fields and business rules, but the workflow remains the same: standardize, compare, score, review, and resolve records into a trusted identity view.
Healthcare patient matching
The flagship use case: a Master Patient Index that links patient identities across disparate EHRs, labs, and imaging systems. Supports FHIR and HL7 v2 out of the box.
- Merge duplicate medical records
- Calculate global patient IDs
- Cross-system clinical integration
Provider & practitioner directories
De-duplicate provider listings from state registries, health-plan rosters, and hospital credentialing systems to build one reliable national directory.
- Link NPI and DEA identifiers
- Normalize practice locations
- Credentialing verification
Business & Customer 360
Entity resolution for B2B and B2C data. Link accounts across CRM, ERP, and marketing-automation tools even with noisy name and address data.
- Link corporate hierarchies
- Deduplicate marketing leads
- Consolidate purchase history
Public sector & registry services
Manage vital records, social-service beneficiaries, and public-safety data with the same precision required for clinical records.
- Vital records deduplication
- Social program eligibility
- Cross-agency data sharing
A proven entity-agnostic engine
OpenEMPI's metadata-driven architecture lets you define any record type. The same probabilistic engine that links patient records de-duplicates millions of business and retail listings.
A documented "Restaurant Entity Definition" is proof: swap the schema, keep the engine. Matching strategy, distance metrics, and review workflow stay exactly the same.
Restaurant entity
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If your records have attributes, OpenEMPI can resolve them. Tell us about your data and we'll map it to the engine.