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Positive Patient Identification.
February 21, 2024
Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB), Dorset, UK: Health Services Safety Investigations Body; February 2024.
Patient misidentification can result in medication administration errors, missed test results and care delays that impact care safety. This National Learning Report examines circumstances that contribute to poor identification practices and shares recommendations targeting the organizational and policy actions to improve patient identification practice.
