Terry has an appointment with an orthopedist. When she meets with the doctor, she says the history of her problem and her recent MRI can be found in her medical records, all of which should have been ...

Experts convened by HHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology clashed over the role a national patient identifier could play in improving patient-matching among ...

Healthcare and health IT groups are applauding federal lawmakers' efforts to help establish a unique patient identifier in U.S. healthcare. Many health IT leaders see the investigation and creation of ...

It isn’t every day that the House of Representatives takes bipartisan action to reverse a policy that’s been in place for two decades. But that’s what happened last month, when Democrats and ...

Two health IT industry groups are pressing the Senate to follow the House’s lead and approve legislation to lift the ban on the Department of Health and Human Services funding the development and ...

Identifying patients is critical to care quality and patient safety, but all too often patient identification processes remain outdated. Incorrect patient identification can lead to patient safety ...

Two women with the same name went in for mammograms on the same day at the same hospital. One of the tests came back with a worrisome finding; the other looked fine. Unfortunately, the women wouldn't ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Most of the issues associated with patient record matching stem from a lack of standards and ...