# Overview

The Empirica Healthcare Analysis software is a web application that provides a high-performance epidemiologic data analysis environment for exploring multiple sources of population-based data, such as:

- Clinical data from electronic healthcare records.
- Administrative data from insurance claims.

The software allows industry and pharmacovigilance professionals at pharmaceutical sponsors, regulatory agencies, and health care organizations to explore and review the following types of activities:

- Pharmacovigilance activities
- Pharmacoepidemiological activities
- Risk management activities

When your organization implements the Empirica Healthcare Analysis software, Oracle recommends that you install the software and its system components using secure installation methods to protect the integrity and confidentiality of your data. Additionally, Oracle recommends managing and monitoring your system after installation to make sure that your data is protected from unauthorized access and misuse.

This document provides guidelines for secure installation and configuration and describes the security features provided to help you manage and monitor your system.

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