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 ...

Misidentifying patients can have tragic consequences. Numerous catastrophic cases and near misses have been collected by Patient ID Now, a coalition of health care organizations we are affiliated with ...

WASHINGTON -- With all the fuss about the many healthcare items included in the omnibus fiscal year 2023 spending bill passed by Congress in December, little notice was taken of one thing that didn't ...

Hospitals across the country are exploring ways to reduce patient identification errors — a problem that poses serious risk to patient safety, undermines patient satisfaction and leads to revenue loss ...

As digitization of the healthcare system increases, issues around data exchange and medical records exchange make patient identification more challenging than ever. In the absence of a unique patient ...

Providers regularly misidentify patients for procedures or other actions, sometimes with deadly consequences, a new analysis by the ECRI Institute shows. The risk of medical record mix-ups is ...

A few months ago I was stricken with the flu. If you managed to avoid contracting the flu this year, congratulations, because you certainly dodged a bullet. Although I usually take the old school ...

On average, clinicians spend 28.2 minutes per shift searching for correct patient records, according to an Imprivata-sponsored Ponemon Institute survey of 503 healthcare executives and providers. In a ...

Bernard McDonnell, DO, a retired physician and current surveyor for Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, previously identified “20 Questions Surgery Centers Should Ask to Ensure an Acceptable ...

Their adoption spans hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, and emergency response units. In 2025, the global patient identification wristbands market is projected to reach approximately USD ...