Here’s exactly why some kind of patient ID system is so necessary
"Interoperability isn't an academic exercise," said HL7 CEO Dr. Charles Jaffe.
Solve patient records matching problem, win $1 million
CHIME and the National Patient Safety Foundation want to hear private-sector ideas for 100 percent accurate, secure patient matching that can reduce medical errors caused by duplicate or incomplete records while also safeguarding patient privacy.
Tweeters sound off on population health, patient ID
Does there need to be a universal patient identifier in the U.S.? Are efforts to promote population health and precision medicine aligned? Those are two of the questions taken up by participants in #HCLDR, a weekly tweet chat on healthcare leadership.
CHIME calls for national patient ID with $1M challenge
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, better known as CHIME, is launching a $1 million challenge effort to help spur the creation of a national patient ID, which it says will help with online security and accuracy. “There is a growing consensus among payers and providers that a unique patient ID would radically reduce […]
How Can Unique Patient Identifiers Help Meet Patient Care Objectives?
With big changes happening in healthcare – and more and more organizations adopting the Triple Aim approach (improving the patient experience, improving the health of populations, and reducing the cost of care) – healthcare professionals are increasingly debating the implementation of a national Unique Patient Identifier (UPI) system. The system would assign individuals a unique […]