Accurate patient matching across the care continuum is essential for quality and safety. It's also key to driving down healthcare costs by reducing the ordering of duplicative medical tests. But ...

Patient ID Now, a coalition of more than 40 healthcare organizations, released a framework this week aimed at creating a national strategy around patient identification that protects individual safety ...

Accurate linking of an individual's medical records from disparate sources within and between health systems, known as patient matching, plays a critical role in patient safety and quality of care, ...