This document explains how you can run an anonymize script on Bahmni database to anonymize patient data. It is a good idea to anonymize data before sharing it with outsiders to ensure privacy of medical data.
It is also illegal in many countries to share medical data with outsiders / tech staff without proper authorization. For instance in the USA see: http://searchhealthit.techtarget.com/definition/HIPAA-Privacy-Rule
Prerequisites
This is tested for v0.80.
Steps
To make bahmni data anonymous first download all the files from:
https://github.com/Bahmni/bahmni-environment/tree/master/scripts/bahmni-tools/anonymise
Go inside vagrant box:
vagrant ssh;
Stop services:
sudo service openmrs stop; sudo service bahmni-lab stop; sudo service openerp stop;
Then goto the directory where you have downloaded all the files from the above mentioned link.
For example if you have kept it inside "bahmni" then you have to do:
cd /bahmni/<directory-name>/
From the directory, run this:
sh ./anonymise.sh
It will execute with the following message: http://pastebin.com/JCSc1UPt
Then Start the services:
sudo service openmrs start sudo service bahmni-lab start sudo service openerp start
See the changes in Bahmni page (before and after data anonymization):
Before After
