Merging Patient Medical Records

Patient Merge: Simplifying Duplicate Patient Records

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The DIS team reviews the information in the records and assesses the potential identification of the same patient, and merges these records after the patient’s scheduled visit is complete. Health information exchange (HIE) organizations use the range of semi …

Double Trouble - AHIMA

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The prevalence of duplicate records in most hospitals has been generally estimated between five percent to 10 percent of all stored records. 1,2 However, health systems …

Overcoming Challenges of Merging Multiple Patient …

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Overcoming Challenges of Merging Multiple Patient Identification and Matching Systems: A Case Study March 27, 2021 · Health Data Overcoming Challenges …

Duplicate medical records & overlays | Imprivata

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Duplicate medical records and overlays are created as a result of patient identification errors. A duplicate medical record occurs when a single patient is associated with more …

Patient records merger explained - Omnimed

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Patient Merge Quick Reference Guide - California

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Step 1: Identify the patient records to be merged on the Person Search page. The Local Health Department determines which two patient records belong to the same patient. On …

Managing Patient Records - Common Mistakes and …

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Select Edit > Merge from the menu. If the Merge option is not available, speak to your system administrator to have the user permission added. Read the Merge Patients warning prompt that appears. If you are …

Overcoming Challenges of Merging Multiple Patient …

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From the outset, there were two systems with different medical record number specifications and patient identification systems as well as two different patient name …

Impact of Duplicate Medical Records in Healthcare …

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Different medical facilities utilize different systems to store and track patients’ records. Therefore, when a patient comes to another hospital and a worker is trying to find the record filling out the form that …

Merging Patient Records - MedicalDirector

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Merging Patient Records in Clinical. It is highly recommended that you perform a backup of your Clinical data before commencing any work on your data. A patient merge cannot be reversed. When merging …