Archive for category: Patient Identification

Another one added to the endless list of patient misidentification stories

Importance of patient identification and EHRs – What you need to know

Healthcare’s most significant issue – Improving patient safety

Patient safety issues occur due to patient misidentifications

Patient misidentification cases are persistent as no industry-wide solution exists

Patient identification error causes yet another grave mistake

Hospitals are Prioritizing Patient Matching Accuracy

Hospitals Need a Better Patient Matching System to Identify “John Does”

CMS cuts payments to 800 hospitals for patient safety incidents – is yours next?

The curious case of a mistaken patient identity