@@ -56,33 +56,33 @@ values should be excluded from comparisons. This approach is beneficial because:
5656 and this system provides the flexibility to accommodate those changes.
5757
5858The ` skip_values ` section will be defined at the algorithm level (not per pass) and will
59- contain a list of conditions. Each condition will have two elements: ` feature ` and ` value ` .
60- The ` feature ` specifies the field to which the condition applies, while ` value ` indicates
61- the case-insensitive value to skip. A wildcard value ` * ` can be used for feature to apply
62- the condition to all fields. Example:
59+ contain a list of conditions. Each condition will have two elements: ` feature ` and ` values ` .
60+ The ` feature ` specifies the field to which the condition applies, while ` values ` indicates
61+ the case-insensitive list of values to skip. The ` * ` wildcard can be used to apply in the
62+ ` feature ` field to apply the condition to all fields. Example:
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6464``` json
6565...
6666"skip_values" : [
6767 {
6868 "feature" : " NAME" ,
69- "value " : " John Doe"
69+ "values " : [ " John Doe" , " Jane Doe " ]
7070 },
7171 {
7272 "feature" : " IDENTIFIER:SS" ,
73- "value " : " 999-99-9999"
73+ "values " : [ " 999-99-9999" ]
7474 },
7575 {
7676 "feature" : " *" ,
77- "value " : " unknown"
77+ "values " : [ " unknown" , " not specified " ]
7878 }
7979]
8080```
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8282In this example, the algorithm will exclude fields from comparison if they match:
83- - ` John Doe ` in the patient's name
83+ - ` John Doe ` or ` Jane Doe ` in the patient's name
8484- ` 999-99-9999 ` in the patient's social security number
85- - ` unknown ` in any patient field
85+ - ` unknown ` or ` not specified ` in any patient field
8686
8787### Pre-Processing Details
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