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EMPI/MPI: An End-to-End Approach to Patient Data Integrity

HIT Consultant

In its white paper “ A Realistic Approach to Achieving a 1% Duplicate Record Error Rate ,” AHIMA notes that duplicate patient records lead to misidentification errors and administrative inefficiencies. For example, the patient’s photo is taken and attached to their unique medical record during on-site registration.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

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