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Health Innovation April 30, 2019

Overlays: Eradicating One of Healthcare’s Greatest Patient Safety Issues – Part Two of Two

By Beth Haenke Just & Karen Proffitt – In the first installment of this two-part series, we discussed the costs and causes of overlays. In part two, we deliver actionable information on preventing overlays, including overlay corrections plans and best practices.

Health Innovation April 29, 2019

Overlays: Eradicating One of Healthcare’s Greatest Patient Safety Issues – Part One of Two

By Beth Haenke Just & Karen Proffitt – An overlay is one of healthcare’s most dangerous misidentification problems, in part because its infiltration into the medical record system can be so subtle that it often goes unnoticed until it’s unleashed in the form of an adverse event, HIPAA violation, or billing error.