Description
After reading the required articles on patient identity management, prepare a one- to two-page patient identity management policy. (Note: the assignment is patient identity management and NOT how to identify a patient). Your policy should be one to two pages, and include the following:
- Policy title
- Version Number
- Effective Date
- Date Ratified
- Ratified By
- Introduction (Rationale for the policy)
- Definition
- Policy
- General Guidelines
Excluding sources listed in this course, utilize a minimum of two sources to support your points. Cite and reference your sources in APA format as outlined by the Ashford Writing Center. Refer to the Recommended Resources “Health Informatics Journals” section of this course guide for additional resources available in the Ashford University Library
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Running head: PATIENT IDENTITY MANAGEMENT POLICY
Patient Identity Management Policy
Student’s name:
Institutional affiliation:
1
PATIENT IDENTITY MANAGEMENT POLICY
2
PATIENT IDENTITY MANAGEMENT POLICY
Policy title
The use of Universal Patient Identifiers (UPI)
Version Number
1.1.1
Effective Date
4, May 2018
Date Ratified
20, April 2018
Ratified By
Student’s name:
Patient Identification Management Manager (PIMM)
Introduction (Rationale for the policy) Patient identification remains a major source of confusion and problems in
the healthcare sector. The lack of using a universal patient identification
scheme in health facilities as well as across the entire healthcare sector has
led to a scenario where the same patient is identified with differ...
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