AHIMA recognizes that, at its core, accurate patient identification enhances data integrity, facilitates patient care, and improves overall patient safety.
Tag: patient identification and matching
Taking the AHIMA Naming Policy Pledge
Have you ever wondered how you can advocate for accurate patient identity but didn’t know where to start?
Strategies for Managing Patient Identification and Remote COVID-19 Testing
There is currently no national strategy requiring collection of certain patient demographic data elements, which can lead to inconsistent, dirty data at the beginning of the patient registration process.
COVID-19 Magnifies Urgent Need for Patient Identification Strategies
In a Virtual Capitol Hill briefing officials discussed patient identification issues that have cropped up in coronavirus hotspots across the country as a result of faulty data.