EHR Intelligence April 27, 2021
The national patient identifier group wants the federal government to help boost patient matching, patient safety, and security.
Patient ID Now, a national patient identifier coalition of over 40 healthcare organizations, has called on the federal government to collaborate with the private sector and public health organizations to create and implement a national strategy to enhance patient matching, according to a recently published framework.
Patient matching is when there is a link between patient records across various healthcare providers. A patient visiting two different doctors or two separate health facilities should yield the same patient medical history. However, the data proves otherwise.
Robust patient matching lowers costs, increases patient safety, improves clinical decision-making, and fosters care coordination, healthcare experts have...
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