EMPI Lite
Overview
Patient records are fragmented across EHRs, claims, labs, and other systems, each using different IDs and inconsistent demographics. EMPI Lite resolves those fragments into a single person-level identity you can trust for analytics, quality programs, and operational workflows.
The package is warehouse-native and fully transparent. You keep your data in your environment, retain full control of the matching logic, and avoid the cost and delay of standing up a separate EMPI platform.
What You Get
- One-click deployment as a dbt package that runs directly in your warehouse
- Probabilistic matching with configurable scoring, blocking, and threshold tuning
- Persistent EMPI IDs, crosswalk outputs, and golden record demographics
- Built-in manual review queues for match and split decisions
- Full audit trail of identity events for transparency and governance
- Native Tuva integration so downstream marts inherit resolved patient identity automatically
Who This Is For
- Health systems and payers unifying patient records across EHR, claims, and lab data
- Analytics and data engineering teams that need trustworthy patient-level reporting fast
- Organizations replacing slow, black-box EMPI implementations with warehouse-native workflows
- Teams that want transparent SQL logic they can tune, test, and own
EMPI Lite vs Traditional EMPI Platforms
| Category | EMPI Lite | Traditional EMPI Platforms |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | One-click install and first run in days | Multi-month implementation projects |
| Architecture | dbt-native SQL in your warehouse | External platform plus custom integration work |
| Transparency | Full source code and explainable match logic | Proprietary black-box matching |
| Operations | Fits existing dbt jobs and release workflow | Separate toolchain and support process |
| Identity outputs | Crosswalk, golden record, event history, review queues | Varies by vendor and add-ons |
| Time to value | Patient identity resolution this sprint | Patient identity resolution next quarter |