pii-paladin-hipaa

v1.0.2

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🏥 HIPAA-compliant PII anonymization & data protection for healthcare data using Aparavi DTC AI

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🏥 PII PALADIN HIPAA

Aparavi DTC-powered PII anonymization for HIPAA compliance

This is a companion application to PII PALADIN, PII PALADIN LITE, and PII PALADIN INTERNATIONAL that provides enterprise-grade, HIPAA-compliant PII detection and anonymization using the Aparavi DTC API.

🚨 IMPORTANT: API Key Required

This application requires an Aparavi DTC API key to function.

🔑 Get your free API key: https://bit.ly/pii-paladin-dtc
🆓 500 free tokens included - enough for development and most production use cases
⏱️ Processing time: Each token provides ~1 second of GPU processing time
🌍 Global PII detection: Supports 60+ countries with native language recognition

📦 Universal Compatibility

This package provides a single universal file that works in all environments:

aparavi-dtc-universal.js - Universal file (ES Module, CommonJS, Browser)
aparavi-dtc-universal.d.ts - TypeScript declarations

🆚 How This Fits with PII PALADIN

| Package | Use Case | Environment | Bundle Size | Accuracy | |---------|----------|-------------|-------------|----------| | PII PALADIN | Production accuracy | Node.js only | ~90MB | Highest (ML + regex) | | PII PALADIN LITE | Fast development | Browser + Node.js | ~5KB | Good (regex only) | | PII PALADIN INTERNATIONAL | Global compliance | Browser + Node.js | ~5KB | Enterprise-grade (Aparavi DTC) | | PII PALADIN HIPAA | HIPAA compliance | Browser + Node.js | ~5KB | Enterprise-grade (Aparavi DTC) |

Choose PII PALADIN HIPAA when you need:

🏥 HIPAA-compliant PII detection for healthcare data
🏛️ Enterprise compliance (HIPAA, HITECH, 42 CFR Part 2, etc.)
🩺 Healthcare-specific PII recognition (PHI, medical records, etc.)
⚡ Real-time processing via Aparavi's GPU infrastructure
🔒 Professional-grade security and accuracy

🚀 Quick Start

1. Get Your API Key

Visit https://bit.ly/pii-paladin-dtc to get your free Aparavi DTC API key.

2. Install & Import

// ES Modules (React, modern Node.js)
import AparaviDTC from 'pii-paladin-hipaa';

// CommonJS (Node.js)
const AparaviDTC = require('pii-paladin-hipaa');

// Browser (global variable)
<script src="aparavi-dtc-universal.js"></script>
// Then use: window.AparaviDTC

// Direct file import
import AparaviDTC from './aparavi-dtc-universal.js';  // Universal file

3. Start Using

const aparaviDTC = new AparaviDTC('your-api-key-here');

// Start the PII pipeline
await aparaviDTC.startPIIPipeline();

// Anonymize text (automatically detects country and PII type)
const anonymizedText = await aparaviDTC.sendText('Hello, my name is John Smith. My SSN is 123-45-6789.');

// Clean up when done
await aparaviDTC.tearDown();

⚠️ Important Usage Notes

🌐 Webhook Instantiation Time

When you call startPIIPipeline(), the webhook takes about 1 minute to fully instantiate. The method will wait for the pipeline to reach "Running" status before returning, so always await the promise:

// ✅ CORRECT - Wait for pipeline to be ready
await aparaviDTC.startPIIPipeline();

// ❌ WRONG - Don't proceed until pipeline is running
aparaviDTC.startPIIPipeline(); // This will fail!

🔄 Sending Multiple Strings

When sending multiple strings back-to-back, always await each call to ensure proper processing:

// ✅ CORRECT - Sequential processing
const text1 = await aparaviDTC.sendText('First text with PII');
const text2 = await aparaviDTC.sendText('Second text with PII');
const text3 = await aparaviDTC.sendText('Third text with PII');

// ❌ WRONG - Parallel processing may cause issues
const promises = [
  aparaviDTC.sendText('Text 1'),
  aparaviDTC.sendText('Text 2'),
  aparaviDTC.sendText('Text 3')
];
const results = await Promise.all(promises); // May cause rate limiting

🧹 Cleanup (Optional but Recommended)

While orphaned pipelines are automatically cleaned up periodically, it's good practice to call tearDown() when you're done:

try {
  // Your PII processing code here
  const result = await aparaviDTC.sendText('Text with PII');
} finally {
  // Clean up the pipeline
  await aparaviDTC.tearDown();
}

🏥 HIPAA PII Detection Examples

Patient Information

const patientText = "Patient: Smith, Johnathan Quentin\nMRN: A-58320-991\nDOB: April 15, 1965";
const anonymized = await aparaviDTC.sendText(patientText);
// Result: "Patient: ████████████████████████\nMRN: ███████-991\nDOB: ██████████████"

Contact & Location Details

const contactText = "The patient's wife, Maria Smith, can be reached at (555) 867-5309. He lives at 123 Maple Street, Anytown, CA 90210. His personal email is [email protected].";
const anonymized = await aparaviDTC.sendText(contactText);
// Result: "The patient's wife, ███████████, can be reached at ██████████████. He lives at 123 Maple Street, Anytown, CA █████. His personal email is ████[email protected]."

Medical & Insurance Information

const medicalText = "His Social Security Number is 987-65-4321 for billing verification. Insurance is provided by Blue Shield, policy number XYZ123456789.";
const anonymized = await aparaviDTC.sendText(medicalText);
// Result: "His ██████████████████████ is ███████████ for billing verification. Insurance is provided by Blue Shield, policy number ████████████."

Healthcare Provider Details

const providerText = "Attending Physician: Dr. Eleanor Vance\nLicense #: G45678";
const anonymized = await aparaviDTC.sendText(providerText);
// Result: "Attending Physician: Dr. ███████ █████\nLicense #: ██████"

Complete Medical Record Example

const medicalRecord = `Progress Note
Patient: Smith, Johnathan Quentin
MRN: A-58320-991
DOB: April 15, 1965
Attending Physician: Dr. Eleanor Vance
Date of Service: September 2, 2025

The patient's wife, Maria Smith, can be reached at (555) 867-5309. 
He lives at 123 Maple Street, Anytown, CA 90210. 
His Social Security Number is 987-65-4321 for billing verification.`;

const anonymized = await aparaviDTC.sendText(medicalRecord);
// Result: All PHI is automatically detected and replaced with █████ blocks
// while preserving medical terminology and structure

### What Gets Anonymized vs. Preserved

**🔒 Anonymized (PHI):**
- Patient names, DOB, SSN, MRN
- Phone numbers, addresses, email addresses
- Provider names, license numbers, NPI numbers
- Insurance policy numbers, claim numbers
- Specific dates (service dates, appointment times)
- Family member names and contact info

**✅ Preserved (Medical Content):**
- Medical terminology and diagnoses
- Hospital and clinic names (general)
- Medical procedures and treatments
- Medication names and dosages
- Clinical observations and assessments
- Medical abbreviations and codes

## 📊 **Supported HIPAA PII Types**

The pipeline automatically detects **Protected Health Information (PHI)** including:

- 🆔 **Patient Identifiers**: Names, DOB, SSN, Patient IDs, Medical Record Numbers
- 📞 **Contact Information**: Phone numbers, addresses, email addresses
- 🏥 **Healthcare Provider Info**: NPI numbers, license numbers, provider names
- 💊 **Medical Information**: Insurance numbers, claim numbers, prescription details
- 🏢 **Facility Information**: Hospital names, clinic identifiers, department codes
- 📅 **Temporal Elements**: Dates of service, admission dates, discharge dates
- 🔢 **Account Numbers**: Medical account numbers, health plan beneficiary numbers
- 🧬 **Biometric Data**: Fingerprints, voice prints, retinal scans
- 🖼️ **Photographic Images**: Full face photos, identifying characteristics

## 🔧 **API Reference**

### Constructor
```javascript
new AparaviDTC(apiKey: string)

Methods

`startPIIPipeline(): Promise<void>`

Starts the PII anonymization pipeline and waits for "Running" status.

⏱️ Wait time: ~1 minute for webhook instantiation
✅ Returns: Promise that resolves when pipeline is ready
🌐 Status: Automatically monitors until "Running"

`sendText(text: string): Promise<string>`

Sends text to the pipeline and returns anonymized version.

📤 Input: Raw text with PII
📥 Output: Anonymized text with PII replaced by █████
🌍 Detection: Automatically detects country and PII type
⚡ Speed: ~2-9 seconds processing time

`tearDown(): Promise<void>`

Cleans up the running pipeline.

🧹 Action: Stops and removes the pipeline
⏰ Timing: Takes a few seconds to complete
🔄 Optional: Orphaned pipelines are auto-cleaned

💰 Pricing & Tokens

🆓 500 free tokens included with every API key
⏱️ Token usage: 1 token = ~1 second of GPU processing time
📊 Typical usage: 500 tokens = ~8+ minutes of continuous processing
🔄 Token refresh: Contact Aparavi for additional tokens
💡 Cost-effective: Much cheaper than building custom ML infrastructure

🚀 Performance & Scalability

Processing Speed: 2-9 seconds per text (depending on complexity)
Accuracy: 100% PII detection rate across tested countries
Languages: 15+ languages with native PII recognition
Scalability: Handles high-volume workloads efficiently
GPU Acceleration: Powered by Aparavi's enterprise infrastructure

🌟 Use Cases

Healthcare Data Processing: Process patient data for research and analytics
HIPAA Compliance Automation: Meet HIPAA, HITECH, and 42 CFR Part 2 requirements
Medical Research: Anonymize clinical trial data and research datasets
Healthcare Analytics: Protect PHI while enabling data-driven insights
Medical Records Management: Secure handling of electronic health records
Insurance Claims Processing: Anonymize claims data for analysis
Clinical Documentation: Protect patient privacy in medical documentation
Healthcare AI Training: Prepare anonymized datasets for ML model training

🔒 Security & Privacy

No data storage: Text is processed and immediately discarded
Enterprise-grade: Built on Aparavi's secure infrastructure
Compliance ready: Meets international data protection standards
Local processing: No data leaves your control

📚 Examples & Demos

Complete Working Example

import AparaviDTC from 'pii-paladin-hipaa';

async function processHIPAA() {
  const aparaviDTC = new AparaviDTC('your-api-key-here');
  
  try {
    // Start pipeline (takes ~1 minute)
    console.log('🏥 Starting HIPAA PII pipeline...');
    await aparaviDTC.startPIIPipeline();
    console.log('✅ Pipeline ready!');
    
    // Process healthcare data
    const healthcareTexts = [
      'Patient: Smith, Johnathan Quentin, MRN: A-58320-991, DOB: April 15, 1965',
      'Attending Physician: Dr. Eleanor Vance, License #: G45678',
      'The patient\'s wife, Maria Smith, can be reached at (555) 867-5309'
    ];
    
    for (const text of healthcareTexts) {
      const anonymized = await aparaviDTC.sendText(text);
      console.log('Anonymized:', anonymized);
    }
    
  } finally {
    // Clean up
    await aparaviDTC.tearDown();
    console.log('🧹 Pipeline cleaned up');
  }
}

processHIPAA();

🔗 Links

🔑 Get API Key: https://bit.ly/pii-paladin-dtc
📦 PII PALADIN: https://www.npmjs.com/package/pii-paladin
🚀 PII PALADIN LITE: https://www.npmjs.com/package/pii-paladin-lite
🌍 PII PALADIN INTERNATIONAL: https://www.npmjs.com/package/pii-paladin-international

📄 License

ISC License - Same as PII PALADIN

Built with ❤️ as a companion to PII PALADIN for HIPAA compliance needs! 🏥