On average, claim denials linked to inaccurate patient identification or faulty patient information cost $1.2 million annually The Journal of AHIMA article, "Tips for Trusting Identity in the Era of ...

The proximity of two occurrences, the well-publicized Equifax breach and the less well-publicized Experian announcement that it intends to take on the unique patient identifier challenge, should ...

The shift to risk-based quality management (RBQM) in clinical trials offers market opportunities in proactive risk strategies, focusing on patient safety and data integrity. Emphasizing digital ...

Imprivata, a health IT security company, has unveiled a new adoption program for its product Imprivata PatientSecure. Imprivata PatientSecure aims to eliminate patient misidentification at all points ...

Improving patient record-matching could save the healthcare industry billions of dollars each year. Approximately 33% of all denied claims are associated with inaccurate patient identification, which ...

Hospitals’ methods for gathering patient information remain largely imprecise, which can lead to costly, long-lasting ramifications on hospital finances downstream. Many hospitals largely rely on ...

The medication-use process was organized into four areas: ordering, dispensing, administration, and monitoring. The medical center operates a variety of clinical information systems for admitting, ...

Patient misidentification continues to pose a persistent safety risk throughout the NHS, yet it remains inadequately acknowledged and researched, a healthcare safety watchdog has warned. A new report ...

LAS VEGAS – After more than 20 years of working toward the creation of a national patient identifier, Tom Leary, senior vice president of Government Relations for HIMSS, is very optimistic about the ...

While the value of HF/SE in improving patient safety has been demonstrated, the field remains significantly underused and not well understood. 9 In this article we describe HF/SE, its different facets ...