Patient Identification Systems
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Patient misidentification in Papanicolaou tests: a systems-based approach to reducing errors.

30 Jul 2009 CONTEXT: Patient safety is of prime concern in every laboratory. Double labeling of glass slides is performed in many cytology laboratories where handwritten patient information on the frosted portion of the glass is overlaid with paper labels ... Read more...

Privacy preservation and information security protection for patients' portable electronic health records.

6 Jul 2009 As patients face the possibility of copying and keeping their electronic health records (EHRs) through portable storage media, they will encounter new risks to the protection of their private information. In this study, we propose a method to ... Read more...

The "red flags" rule in health care.

29 Jun 2009 Important questions for hospitals to ask regarding the Federal Trade Commission's identity theft "red flags" rule include: What is the compliance deadline? Who must comply? What is required for compliance? What about HIPAA? What are the consequences ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Patient Identification Systems'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Verification: a golden opportunity. 30 Jul 2009
• How to work smarter, not harder: a preoperative tracking system. 30 Jul 2009
• ID tags-does the ID stand for identification or infectious diseases risk? 30 Jul 2009
• Patient misidentification in Papanicolaou tests: a systems-based approach to reducing errors. 30 Jul 2009
• Privacy preservation and information security protection for patients' portable electronic health records. 6 Jul 2009
• National patient safety goals and implementation. 29 Jun 2009
• The "red flags" rule in health care. 29 Jun 2009
• Double standard for double ABO grouping? 29 Jun 2009
• The electronic patient tracking board: as time goes by. 29 Jun 2009
• Denture barcoding: a new horizon. 11 Jun 2009
• Using technology to reduce medication errors. 30 May 2009
• Infant hospital abduction: security measures to aid in prevention. 29 Apr 2009
• Is this the right patient? An educational initiative to improve compliance with two patient identifiers. 29 Apr 2009
• Most Wisconsin hospitals adopt standardized color alerts. 29 Apr 2009
• Playing it safe with bar code medication administration. 29 Apr 2009
• Research lands author in the midst of RFID controversy and on the award stand. 29 Apr 2009
• Surgical site marking will not affect sterility of the surgical field. 21 Apr 2009
• Mass casualty tracking with air traffic control methodologies. 15 Apr 2009
• Issuing of blood components dispensed in syringes and bar code-based pretransfusion check at the bedside for pediatric patients. Apr 2009
• A case of mistaken identity: staff input on patient ID errors. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Patient Identification Systems'

Definition: Organized procedures for establishing patient identity, including use of bracelets, etc.

Descriptor UI: D010355

Alternative terms: Patient Identification Systems; Identification System, Patient; Identification Systems, Patient; Patient Identification System; System, Patient Identification; Systems, Patient Identification;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N04.452.653;

History Note: 78

Technical Notes: DF: PATIENT ID SYSTEMS