Failing to associate the right patient with the appropriate action, referred to as wrong-patient errors, is a prevalent occurrence with potentially fatal consequences, according to a report from the ...

To prevent patient identification errors that can result in treatment delays or giving treatment to the wrong patient, the Joint Commission released an advisory that provides recommendations for ...

Patient misidentification continues to pose a persistent safety risk throughout the NHS, yet it remains inadequately acknowledged and researched, a healthcare safety watchdog has warned. A new report ...

The first core area involved improving the medical center's culture and systems for using unique patient identifiers and wristbands. In 2003, the medical center launched initiatives to identify ...

As patient identification and matching errors continue to put patient safety at risk, industry groups say healthcare organizations should renew their focus on the problem and consider new ways to ...

A newly released framework calls on the federal government to create and implement a national strategy around patient identification that protects patient safety and privacy. A new framework released ...

Patient identification errors ranked second on the ECRI Institute's 2016 list of top 10 patient safety concerns. And a report published earlier this year in the Journal of AHIMA revealed that 57 ...

Imprivata’s 2016 National Patient Misidentification Report found patient identification errors are a major drain on money and time. The report surveyed 502 top-level healthcare executives and ...

The Joint Commission released a new advisory covering how providers can ensure they collect accurate patient identification. 1. An active conformation process can help match documentation with the ...

Two women with the same name went in for mammograms on the same day at the same hospital. One of the tests came back with a worrisome finding; the other looked fine. Unfortunately, the women wouldn't ...