Research
Our research database is built from clinical care and stripped of identity by design. Researchers see patterns, never people.
What the database holds
Measurements and clinical facts that matter for long-term health: laboratory results, imaging findings, vital signs, medications and supplements, diagnoses and screenings. Each fact is tied to a random study number, not to a person.
What it never holds
- Names, medical record numbers, email addresses, phone numbers and street addresses
- ZIP codes, dates of birth, and photographs
- Visit notes, transcripts and any free-text written by or about a patient
How identity is removed
HIPAA Safe Harbor
We follow the Safe Harbor method of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, which removes the listed categories of identifiers.
Ages capped at 90
Everyone older than 90 is grouped together, as Safe Harbor requires.
Random study numbers
Each person receives a randomly assigned number. It is not a scrambled version of any record number, so it cannot be worked backward.
Who has access
Access is limited to named physician researchers. The link between a study number and a real person is kept separately by Paradigm Health, under HIPAA.