Patient Matching
The healthcare administration concern that this paper emphasizes is patient matching challenges. Patient matching is a chief factor in data integrity issues within the electronic health record. Inaccurate patient matching is the leading cause of poor-quality care at the provider level and through the health information exchange. Study shows that selecting a unique patient-matching algorithm can reduce duplicate medical records and diminish the risk of harm or death caused by medical errors. A group of healthcare workers took a survey on patient matching. Survey results show that patient matching is a concern across the healthcare industry.
Published:
January 5, 2023
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