To reliably and transparently merge research data from multiple projects and studies and assign it to a single person, both a duplicate detection process and a unique system-wide identifier for each person are required. As an identity management solution, E-PIX implements the concept of a Master Patient Index and provides the technical functionality for probabilistic, cross-site identification of individuals.
The processing of medical research data generally requires purpose-specific informed consent from the individual concerned. This calls for a reliable and efficient method for the digital management of consents and withdrawal. gICS is used for processing modular consents and withdrawal and supports both paper-based and digital workflows in a study context.
Pseudonyms help ensure an appropriate level of data protection in data processing. gPAS is used for generating and managing pseudonyms. Freely configurable alphabets and generator algorithms make it easy to create different pseudonyms depending on the data source, application context, or site.