Archive for category: Patient Identification

Wrong Patient Identification Causes Kidney Transplant Fiasco at a Hospital

2583 hospitals hit with penalties due to readmission reduction program

Another industry expert in favor of an effective patient identifier

Why should the Senate choose biometrics as a unique patient identifier?

Why a Unique Patient Identifier is so important in the healthcare industry?

Strategies which help ACOs to improve patient outcomes

Unique identifiers will lead to a reduction of patient matching challenges

Unique patient identifier is what everyone is demanding for patient safety

Patient identification errors are the most common EHR generated issues

What are health systems doing to improve the patient experience?