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Merge

Create golden records by intelligently combining matched records into a single, authoritative view. The Merge module applies survivorship rules to determine which values become the master record, producing the trusted data your organization needs.

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Why Merging Matters

After matching identifies related records, you need to combine them into a single, reliable golden record. But which values should survive?
  • Should the most recent address win, or the most complete?
  • What if one system has the SSN and another has the email?
  • How do you handle conflicting values for the same field?
skyMDM’s Merge module answers these questions with configurable survivorship rules that produce consistent, trustworthy master records.

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What You Can Do

Define Survivorship Rules

Configure which source values survive the merge based on recency, completeness, source priority, or custom logic.

Preview Merge Results

See exactly how records will be merged before committing changes.

Handle Conflicts

Define how to resolve conflicting values—take most recent, most complete, or flag for review.

Maintain Lineage

Track which source records contributed to each golden record for full traceability.

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Survivorship Strategies

Most Recent

Values from the most recently updated source record win

Most Complete

Records with the most populated fields contribute values

Source Priority

Define a hierarchy of trusted sources—EHR beats claims beats scheduling

Longest Value

Useful for names and addresses where more detail is better

Most Frequent

When multiple sources agree, that value wins

Custom Rules

Define field-specific logic for unique business requirements

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Key Capabilities

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Field-Level Survivorship

Configure different survivorship strategies for different fields. Use recency for addresses, source priority for clinical data, and completeness for demographics.

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Golden Record Creation

Produce a single master record for each matched entity with the best available values from all contributing sources. Maintain bidirectional links between golden records and their source records. Always know where data came from.

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Real-Time 360° Views

Access the complete, merged view of any entity instantly through the platform or via API.

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Delta Processing

Only re-merge records affected by new or changed source data, keeping golden records current without full reprocessing.

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Business Impact

Single Source of Truth

One authoritative record for each patient, provider, or member.

Data-Driven Decisions

Trustworthy data enables confident business and clinical decisions.

Operational Efficiency

Eliminate time spent reconciling conflicting data across systems.

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Who Benefits

  • Clinical Teams: Access complete, accurate patient records for care delivery
  • Executive Leadership: Trust the data behind dashboards and reports
  • IT Teams: Provide a single API endpoint for master data across the organization
  • Compliance Teams: Demonstrate data accuracy and lineage for audits
  • Analytics Teams: Build reliable models and reports on trusted golden records

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The MDM Journey Complete

Merge represents the culmination of the skyMDM pipeline:
  1. Connect - Bring data together from disparate sources
  2. Clean - Standardize and correct data quality issues
  3. Validate - Ensure data meets quality thresholds
  4. Enrich - Add context and additional attributes
  5. Map - Apply semantic labels for consistency
  6. Match - Identify related records across sources
  7. Merge - Create authoritative golden records
The result is a unified, trustworthy view of your healthcare data—ready to power better decisions, better care, and better outcomes.