This isn't my information! The impact of accurate identity management on patient safety.

Richard Garcia

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This isn't my information! The impact of accurate identity management on patient safety.

April 17, 2013

Garcia R. Health management technology. 2013;34(3):10-1.

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This article explains how discrepancies in patient records affect safety and proposes that assigning unique identifiers for patients can improve medical record quality.

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