Healthcare Innovation October 22, 2021
Janette Wider

AHIMA announced via a press release that PatientID Now is applauding the U.S. Senate for removing the ban in the federal budget that has held up progress on a national patient identification strategy since 1999

According to an Oct. 19 press release from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), PatientID Now applauds the U.S. Senate for removing the longstanding ban that stifles innovation around patient identification from its Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) appropriations bill. PatientID Now is a coalition of healthcare organizations representing a wide range of healthcare stakeholders committed to advancing through legislation and regulations a nationwide strategy to address patient identification. The founding members of the Patient ID Coalition are the...

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Topics: Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Safety
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