The MATCH IT Act addresses the problem of patient misidentification within the healthcare ecosystem. The bill would create an industry standard definition for how patient match rates are measured and would improve standardization of patients’ demographic elements entered into certified health IT products to ensure patients are accurately matched with the correct medical record.
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By Derek Plansky – Polly Patient has been managing her Type 2 diabetes for ten years. Aside from her primary physician, Polly visits a handful of specialists including her endocrinologist, cardiologist, and podiatrist. Each of these providers require Polly to log into their patient portal to access her records and treatment plans.
By Rachel Podczervinski & Julie A. Pursley – Trust is critical in healthcare, not only trust between patients and providers but also trust in the health information used to make clinical decisions. Health information must be accurate, reliable, and complete. Unfortunately, data is inherently dirty.
NOW on demand, The Tate Chronicles with host Jim Tate and guest Jason Barr, the VP of Healthcare for ID.me, the market leading digital identity and credentials network. They explore the challenges and solutions of patient identity mapping – Step One of interoperability.
By Scott Stuewe – Part 6 of 6 – As I mentioned in my introduction, patient matching doesn’t work terribly effectively today. The problem has its root in the identity challenges we have been discussing, although it is important to separate the patient matching challenge from trust-in-identity – these are related, but not congruent topics.
By David Bennett – Many of the nation’s statewide HIEs have struggled for sustainability since the early 2000s – but not in Nebraska. The Cornhusker State has seen great success with its efforts to connect health systems, physician offices, and public health entities.
By Daniel Cidon – Our public health crisis is a sobering example of just how desperately seamless information sharing capabilities are needed. While EHRs have become commonplace, the disjointed, competitive nature of IT systems contributes to a proliferation of duplicate and incomplete patient records.
By Andy Aroditis – While widespread testing is key to safely reopening the economy and easing social distancing restrictions, issues such as accessibility, delayed or missing results, and concerns over accuracy continue to loom nationwide.
Join the ONC for a working session on patient identity and patient matching, Monday, June 1, 2020, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM ET. They invite individuals and organizations to provide input and insight into existing challenges and promising innovations in patient identity and matching.