EHR Intelligence May 1, 2017

Despite a resurgence of interest in improving patient identification, a national patient identifier is still a distant dream.

For years, organizations including HIMSS and CHIME have vocalized the need for a national patient identifier.

As health IT and health data exchange continue to evolve, the need for a consistent, accurate way to identify patient health records is becoming more and more pressing.

The lack of a nationally uniform patient identification system has resulted in increased healthcare facility costs, health data exchange inefficiencies, and patient safety threats, among other pervasive problems.

Earlier this month, a group of over 25 healthcare organizations called upon HHS members to remove a decades-old provision barring HHS from implementing or adopting a national patient identifier.

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