Patient Identification: AHIMA Naming Policy
On this episode of HI Pitch, Julie Pursley, MSHI, RHIA, CHDA, FAHIMA, director of health information thought leadership at AHIMA, discusses the AHIMA Naming Policy, which provides guidance and best practices for collecting patient demographics to reduce the risk of patient identity errors, keep patients safe, and preserve data integrity as it is shared across the healthcare ecosystem.
Episode Notes
View the AHIMA Naming Policy.
Contact Julie Pursley at julie.pursley@ahima.org.
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