diff --git a/hapi-fhir-server-empi/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/empi/api/EmpiMatchOutcome.java b/hapi-fhir-server-empi/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/empi/api/EmpiMatchOutcome.java
index 9f9c7348977..4290773c7af 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-server-empi/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/empi/api/EmpiMatchOutcome.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-server-empi/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/empi/api/EmpiMatchOutcome.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.ToStringBuilder;
  * This data object captures the final outcome of an EMPI match
  */
 public final class EmpiMatchOutcome {
+
 	public static final EmpiMatchOutcome POSSIBLE_DUPLICATE = new EmpiMatchOutcome(null, null).setMatchResultEnum(EmpiMatchResultEnum.POSSIBLE_DUPLICATE);
 	public static final EmpiMatchOutcome NO_MATCH = new EmpiMatchOutcome(null, null).setMatchResultEnum(EmpiMatchResultEnum.NO_MATCH);
 	public static final EmpiMatchOutcome NEW_PERSON_MATCH = new EmpiMatchOutcome(null, null).setMatchResultEnum(EmpiMatchResultEnum.MATCH).setNewPerson(true);
@@ -58,6 +59,11 @@ public final class EmpiMatchOutcome {
 	 */
 	private EmpiMatchResultEnum myMatchResultEnum;
 
+	/**
+	 * Total number of EMPI rules checked for this outcome
+	 */
+	private int myEmpiRuleCount;
+
 	public EmpiMatchOutcome(Long theVector, Double theScore) {
 		vector = theVector;
 		score = theScore;
@@ -99,6 +105,29 @@ public final class EmpiMatchOutcome {
 		return myEidMatch;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the number of EMPI rules checked for this match outcome
+	 *
+	 * @param theEmpiRuleCount
+	 * 	Number of EMPI rules that were checked for this match outcome
+	 * @return
+	 * 	Returns this instance
+	 */
+	public EmpiMatchOutcome setEmpiRuleCount(int theEmpiRuleCount) {
+		myEmpiRuleCount = theEmpiRuleCount;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the number of EMPI rules checked for this match outcome
+	 *
+	 * @return
+	 * 	Returns the number of rules
+	 */
+	public int getEmpiRuleCount() {
+		return myEmpiRuleCount;
+	}
+
 	/** @param theEidMatch the link was established via a shared EID */
 	public EmpiMatchOutcome setEidMatch(boolean theEidMatch) {
 		myEidMatch = theEidMatch;
@@ -112,17 +141,10 @@ public final class EmpiMatchOutcome {
 	 * 	Returns the normalized score
 	 */
 	public Double getNormalizedScore() {
-		if (vector == 0) {
+		if (myEmpiRuleCount == 0) {
 			return 0.0;
-		} else if (score > vector) {
-			return 1.0;
 		}
-
-		double retVal = score / vector;
-		if (retVal < 0) {
-			retVal = 0.0;
-		}
-		return retVal;
+		return score / myEmpiRuleCount;
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/hapi-fhir-server-empi/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/empi/rules/svc/EmpiResourceMatcherSvc.java b/hapi-fhir-server-empi/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/empi/rules/svc/EmpiResourceMatcherSvc.java
index 90afa38bffa..d7ee12ee301 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-server-empi/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/empi/rules/svc/EmpiResourceMatcherSvc.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-server-empi/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/empi/rules/svc/EmpiResourceMatcherSvc.java
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ public class EmpiResourceMatcherSvc {
 			}
 			score += matchEvaluation.score;
 		}
-		return new EmpiMatchOutcome(vector, score);
+
+		EmpiMatchOutcome retVal = new EmpiMatchOutcome(vector, score);
+		retVal.setEmpiRuleCount(myFieldMatchers.size());
+		return retVal;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/hapi-fhir-server-empi/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/empi/api/EmpiMatchOutcomeTest.java b/hapi-fhir-server-empi/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/empi/api/EmpiMatchOutcomeTest.java
index ecd5d8f52f5..f8c5c34865a 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-server-empi/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/empi/api/EmpiMatchOutcomeTest.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-server-empi/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/empi/api/EmpiMatchOutcomeTest.java
@@ -6,22 +6,20 @@ import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
 
 class EmpiMatchOutcomeTest {
 
+	public static final double DELTA = 0.0001;
+
 	@Test
 	void testNormalizedScore() {
 		EmpiMatchOutcome outcome = new EmpiMatchOutcome(0l, 0.0);
 		assertEquals(0.0, outcome.getNormalizedScore());
 
-		outcome = new EmpiMatchOutcome(10l, 10.0);
-		assertEquals(1.0, outcome.getNormalizedScore());
+		outcome = new EmpiMatchOutcome(null, 10.0);
+		outcome.setEmpiRuleCount(10);
+		assertEquals(1.0, outcome.getNormalizedScore(), DELTA);
 
-		outcome = new EmpiMatchOutcome(10l, -10.0);
-		assertEquals(0.0, outcome.getNormalizedScore());
-
-		outcome = new EmpiMatchOutcome(3l, 2.0);
-		assertEquals(2.0 / 3.0, outcome.getNormalizedScore(), 0.0001);
-
-		outcome = new EmpiMatchOutcome(5l, 19.0);
-		assertEquals(1.0, outcome.getNormalizedScore());
+		outcome = new EmpiMatchOutcome(null, 2.0);
+		outcome.setEmpiRuleCount(3);
+		assertEquals(2.0 / 3.0, outcome.getNormalizedScore(), DELTA);
 	}
 
 }