Validating Shareback Readiness
Shareback testing confirms whether submitted data is correctly associated with a patient match, stored successfully, and eligible to be returned when another organization queries that patient. Validation focuses on readiness and evaluation behavior in the sandbox environment, not on live distribution or downstream consumption.
Validation
Validation begins after patient creation and data submission are complete. Shareback readiness can be confirmed by verifying the following:
- Submitted data is associated with the intended patient match
- Data appears correctly in the Patient360 UI or through retrieval workflows
- No unexpected duplicate patient records are created
Successful validation indicates that the system has accepted, associated, and marked the data as eligible for shareback based on current matching and eligibility rules. It does not guarantee when or how often the data will be retrieved by external organizations.
Common Scenarios
The following outcomes are expected during sandbox testing and reflect how the system evaluates submitted data.
New Patient Created
Creation of a new patient record typically indicates demographic misalignment. Common causes include:
- Demographic values differ across submissions
- Required demographic fields are missing or inconsistent
- Multiple submissions use similar but not identical patient information
Using stable, consistent demographics across all submissions reduces this outcome.
Data Not Returned During Retrieval
Missing data during retrieval may indicate one or more of the following:
- Partial clinical submissions that lack sufficient context
- Document-only submissions without accompanying structured data
- Data submitted under a different patient match
In sandbox testing, retrieval results reflect evaluation outcomes and eligibility rules rather than guaranteed delivery. Complete submissions and consistent patient matching alignment improve retrieval results.
Unstructured Data Visibility
Unstructured documents, such as PDFs or images, are returned as documents:
- Parsing into structured data is not guaranteed
- Downstream systems determine how documents are displayed or consumed
UI and API Validation Differences
UI-based and API-based submissions follow the same evaluation rules. Differences typically relate to visibility during testing:
- UI submissions allow immediate visual confirmation
- API submissions require retrieval or audit review to confirm association
This behavior is expected and does not indicate a failure of shareback readiness.
Sandbox Behavior Notes
Sandbox testing validates shareback readiness without initiating live data exchange:
- Data is not distributed to production networks
- Timing and visibility reflect evaluation logic rather than on-demand delivery
- Results support readiness assessment and integration validation, not operational monitoring or SLA verification
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