DocShield automates the identification and redaction of protected health information — so your research team can share data freely, stay PIPEDA-compliant, and protect patient privacy without slowing down discovery.
Two Deployment Options
Whether you need rapid deployment or complete data sovereignty, DocShield has a solution designed for your institution's requirements.
How It Works
DocShield's AI pipeline handles the complexity of PHI detection — so your team can focus on research, not redaction.
Submit patient records, clinical notes, or bulk research datasets via the browser or REST API. Supports PDF, DOCX, images, and scanned files.
Our NLP model — trained on clinical text — scans every page, identifying all 18 HIPAA-defined PHI categories including indirect identifiers and date combinations.
Download redacted documents instantly. Every redaction is logged with a tamper-proof audit trail — ready for IRB submission, sponsor review, or publication.
Use Cases
From Phase III trials to retrospective studies, DocShield handles the PHI challenge across the full spectrum of medical research.
Compliance
DocShield meets the privacy and security frameworks that govern health data in Canadian medical research — and supports cross-border work with US partners.
What Researchers Say
"DocShield reduced our IRB submission prep time from two weeks to less than a day. What used to require a dedicated coordinator is now automated end-to-end."
"We evaluated several redaction tools. DocShield was the only one that met our data governance bar while still being fast enough for our team to actually use in practice."
"The self-hosted deployment was exactly what we needed for our federally-funded program. Our data never left our environment, and the audit trail satisfied our Program Officer."
We'll run a live document through the platform, walk through your compliance requirements, and help you find the right deployment for your research environment.
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