MDM — Master Data Management

Master Data Management (MDM) is a module in Aidbox that ensures accurate entity identification by detecting and removing duplicate records. It helps maintain consistent and reliable data across healthcare systems.

MDM enables:

accurate matching of records across different systems and facilities,
merging of duplicate records into a single record,
unmerging of incorrectly linked records,
maintaining the integrity of clinical data and treatment history.

Using MDM reduces the risk of lost or duplicated data, errors, and issues with data exchange. This is especially critical in complex ecosystems with many sources — such as clinics, labs, and telemedicine platforms.

The MDM module utilizes a probabilistic (score-based or Fellegi-Sunter) method. It is more flexible and can provide better results than rule-based approaches, but at the cost of simplicity.

MDM Capabilities Overview

Technical Capabilities

FHIR R4 support
Seamless integration with the Aidbox platform
API-first architecture with a user-friendly web-based UI
Notifications for external systems via webhooks (non-FHIR format)
Unlimited scalability — supports any number of records
Can be deployed in the cloud or on-premises

Data Safety, Transparency and Consistency

Role-based access control
Full traceability of all operations, user actions and API calls
Supports compliance with security and regulatory standards

Core Feature set

Search for records
Flexible matching using a probabilistic algorithm
- Fully configurable for specific data and use cases
- Handles typos and incomplete data
Manual record merging with unique merge strategy combining golden record and survivor record approaches
Unmerge capability
Ability to mark record pairs as non-duplicates to exclude them from future match results