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When doctors get the wrong patient.

Whitman E. Mod Healthc. September 25, 2016.

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October 5, 2016
Whitman E. Mod Healthc. September 25, 2016.
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Misidentification of patients can result in problems such as medication administration delays, blood transfusion mismatches, and wrong-patient surgery. This magazine article reviews recent research on this issue and suggests several system approaches for improvement, including the use of patient photos in electronic health records and standardizing patient identification processes.

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Whitman E. Mod Healthc. September 25, 2016.

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