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As an emergency physician, I’ve been deeply impressed by the medical community’s response to the crisis conditions imposed by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Doctors and nurses have heroically responded to the call, and health systems have revised processes and deployed new technologies to allow clinicians to focus on their top priority: delivering patient care.
Studies show that 7-10% of patients are misidentified during medical record searches. That’s why The Joint Commission proclaimed improving patient identification to be the #1 National Patient Safety Goal for hospitals. In addition, patient misidentification not only causes safety concerns but also impacts a hospital’s bottom line through a loss of revenue from MPI clean-up costs, denied medical claims, and bad debt.
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This webinar explores the causes, risks, and consequences of patient misidentification, as well as strategies for ensuring positive patient identification.
View this webinar and learn:
Industry statistics around patient misidentification
New changes coming to Medicare ID cards with the MACRA act
Causes of patient misidentification
Strategies for improving identification at registration