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Patient ID Now Coalition Applauds Action On Patient Misidentification

Electronic Health Reporter

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Editorial: Time to Stop Blocking a National Patient Identifier System

HIPAA Journal

In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was signed into law and one of its requirements was for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a national patient identifier system. 27 years later and we are no closer to a national patient identifier than we were in 1996.

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