Identity Crisis: An Examination of the Costs and Benefits of a Unique Patient Identifier for the US Health Care System.
Identity Crisis: An Examination of the Costs and Benefits of a Unique Patient Identifier for the US Health Care System. Hillestad R, Bigelow JH, Chaudhry B, et al. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation; 2008.
This monograph reports on the concept of creating a unique patient identifier system and addresses potential privacy, error, and cost issues.