Failing to associate the right patient with the appropriate action, referred to as wrong-patient errors, is a prevalent occurrence with potentially fatal consequences, according to a report from the ...

ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization found most providers identify patient identification errors before they provide care, although they may have fatal consequences if providers fail to identify ...

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 ...

The first core area involved improving the medical center's culture and systems for using unique patient identifiers and wristbands. In 2003, the medical center launched initiatives to identify ...

Patient identification failures continue to threaten patient safety in hospitals, and the issue partly stems from the growing complexity of healthcare. The ECRI Institute conducted a deep dive into ...

ATLANTA and PLANO, Texas, Jan. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- LexisNexis Risk Solutions has collaborated with QuadraMed, a division of Harris Healthcare, to improve patient matching for QuadraMed's ...

As the industry advances its services outside the four walls of the provider, a shift in digital care interactions will require a robust infrastructure to facilitate secure, real-time data sharing and ...

**GUEST OPINION:** It might seem unbelievable, but even in 2021, verifying patient identity is still quite problematic across U.S. hospitals and health systems. That’s because there’s no effective and ...

Author: Dr. Sean Kelly, MD, Chief Medical Officer and VP Customer Strategy, Healthcare at Imprivata and Attending physician, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, ...

Fragmented patient records and duplicate or overlaid medical records remain a persistent safety and cost risk across U.S. health systems. Duplicate medical record creation happens when a single ...