On the heels of the recent announcement by HIMSS and the Department of Health and Human Services to hire an “Innovator in Residence” and make progress on the establishment of a nationwide patient data matching strategy, we thought it would be pertinent to outline some of the issues this person will face that require careful consideration. If […]
Read moreAs part of our continuing podcast series on the top issues and challenges facing health IT and the healthcare industry, last week we released the recording of our recent discussion with Mac McMillan, Chair of the HIMSS Privacy & Security Task Force and CEO of Cynergist Tek – a firm specializing in the areas of information […]
Read moreIt comes as no surprise that accurate patient identification has been number one on the list of Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations’ (JCAHO) National Patient Safety Goals since 2003. Medical identity fraud and inaccurate patient identification continue to be a growing problem in healthcare, causing a precipitous drop in the quality of patient care […]
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