TuftsCTSI/pprl

Privacy-preserving record linkage for Tufts CTSI and collaborators

Setup

1. Ensure that you have Python with pip installed.
2. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/TuftsCTSI/pprl
3. Open the new directory: cd pprl
4. Run the setup script: ./setup.sh
5. Verify your setup by running the test suite: ./runtests.sh

Usage

Create cryptographic linkage keys

1. Add the patient identifiers CSV file to user_files.

2. Add the secret file to user_files.

3. Update create_CLKs.yml

4. Run ./create_CLKs.py. The linkages CSV will be added to user_files.

5. Distribute the linkages.

6. Delete any sensitive files from user_files.

Create cryptographic linkage keys

1. Add the patient identifiers CSV files to user_files.

2. Update match_CLKs.yml

3. Run ./match_CLKs.py

4. Distribute the matches.

5. Delete any sensitive files from user_files.