# Documentation

> Index of the Documentation documentation.

## Getting Started

- [Welcome to Patient Matching](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/getting-started.md)
- [For Decision Makers](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/for-decision-makers.md)
- [Adoption Timeline](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/adoption-timeline.md)
- [FAQ](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/faq.md)
- [Glossary](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/glossary.md)
- [Status](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/status.md)

## Specification

- [Summary and Purpose](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/summary-and-purpose.md)
- [Core Principles](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/core-principles.md)
- [Risk Framework](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/risk-framework.md)
- [Harm of Non-Return](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/harm-of-non-return.md)
- [Collision Risk vs. Non-Return Risk](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/collision-risk-vs-non-return-risk.md)
- [Risk of False Positives](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/risk-of-false-positives.md)
- [Matching Rules](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/matching-rules.md)
- [Table 2: Category 1 Rules](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/table-2-category-1-rules.md)
- [Category 2: Household and Individual Rules](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/category-2-household-and-individual-rules.md)
- [Administrative Restrictions](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/administrative-restrictions.md)
- [Multiple Births](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/multiple-births.md)
- [Applying the Tables](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/applying-the-tables.md)
- [IAL2 Claims Tokens](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/ial2-claims-tokens.md)
- [Probability Model](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/probability-model.md)
- [Assumptions and Probability of Collision](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/assumptions-and-probability-of-collision.md)
- [Per-Field Collision Probabilities](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/per-field-collision-probabilities.md)
- [Joint Collision Probability](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/joint-collision-probability.md)
- [SSN and ITIN](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/ssn-and-itin.md)
- [Ecosystem-Specific Collision Validation](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/ecosystem-specific-collision-validation.md)
- [Twins and Fragile Identities](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/twins-and-fragile-identities.md)
- [Insurance Identifiers](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/insurance-identifiers.md)
- [Reference Script](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/reference-script.md)
- [Normalization](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/normalization.md)
- [Required Normalization, Names, and Demographic Fields](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/required-normalization-names-and-demographics.md)
- [Placeholder Values](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/placeholder-values.md)
- [Fuzzy Matching](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/fuzzy-matching.md)
- [Validation Requirements](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/validation-requirements.md)
- [Audit and Monitoring](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/audit-and-monitoring.md)
- [Governance and Versioning](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/governance-and-versioning.md)
- [Implementation and Testing](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/implementation-and-testing.md)
- [References](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/references.md)
- [Document Control and Comments](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/document-control-and-comments.md)

## Methodology

- [How the Numbers Are Derived](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/how-the-numbers-are-derived.md)
- [u-Probability Calculations](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/u-probability-calculations.md)
- [Data Sources](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/data-sources.md)
- [Empirical vs. Conservative Values](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/empirical-vs-conservative-values.md)
- [Known Limitations](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/known-limitations.md)
- [Reproducing the Calculations](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/reproducing-the-calculations.md)
- [Test Set Methodology](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/test-set-methodology.md)

## Implement and Test

- [Implementation Guide](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/implementation-guide.md)
- [Conformance Checklist](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/conformance-checklist.md)
- [Table 2 Downloads](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/table-2-downloads.md)
- [Reference Implementations Overview](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/reference-implementations.md)
- [Patient Matching Library](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/patient-matching-library.md)
- [Service and IAL2 Reader](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/service-and-ial2-reader.md)
- [Spec-to-Code Map](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/spec-to-code-map.md)
- [Test Set Overview](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/test-set.md)
- [Running the Test Set](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/running-the-test-set.md)
- [Compatibility Matrix](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/compatibility-matrix.md)

## Changes

- [Changelog Overview](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/changelog.md)
- [v3.4.0](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/v3-4-0.md)
- [Proposals](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/proposals.md)
- [Proposals Under Review](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/proposals-under-review.md)
- [Accepted Proposals](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/proposals-accepted.md)
- [Rejected and Withdrawn Proposals](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/proposals-rejected-and-withdrawn.md)

## Community

- [Contributors](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/contributors.md)
- [Report an Issue](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/report-an-issue.md)
- [Contribute](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/contribute.md)
- [License and Open Source](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/license-and-open-source.md)
- [How to Cite](https://patientmatching-mv4n9kpw.documentationai.com/docs/how-to-cite.md)