Building SecureClinic: A Simple Local PII Redactor Experiment

Description and use

SecureClinic is a local Python/Streamlit tool that scrubs PII from medical notes, keeping data on the user’s machine.

Problem

Practitioners need to scrub PII from medical notes without uploading data to cloud APIs.

Outcome

SecureClinic allows local, offline PII redaction of medical notes, ensuring data ownership and zero cloud leakage.

Workflow

• Build a Streamlit web UI
• Implement text replacement logic
• Add file upload handling for raw text files
• Run the application offline to scrub notes

Evidence

I put together SecureClinic— a small, experimental Python/Streamlit utility designed to scrub Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from text notes locally.

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It’s a simple concept built for practitioners who want to handle patient notes without leaking data to third‑party cloud APIs.

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Built a quick local web UI using Streamlit.

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Set up basic text replacement and file uploading logic to handle raw text files entirely offline.

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