patient identity

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With patient identity and matching as a focus, explain why it is important to document all patient information such as middle initial and birth date when a new patient is registered? Distinguish some negative consequences if the wrong patient is chosen and documentation is performed on the wrong patient’s chart? Explain your answer.

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Introduction
Patient identity is a management skill that requires a lot of integrity and provides
resources detailing the complexities of patient identification. Patient identity management is a
challenge not only to the healthcare organization but also to the provider office, and anywhere
databases are collected. It has resulted in medication errors, transfusion errors, wro...


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Awesome! Perfect study aid.

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