Identity Crisis: An Examination of the Costs and Benefits of a Unique Patient Identifier for the US Health Care System.

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Identity Crisis: An Examination of the Costs and Benefits of a Unique Patient Identifier for the US Health Care System.

November 5, 2008

Hillestad R, Bigelow JH, Chaudhry B, et al. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation; 2008.

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This monograph reports on the concept of creating a unique patient identifier system and addresses potential privacy, error, and cost issues.

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