EMPI function

Patient Identity Integrity

This is a 60 page white paper prepared by the HIMSS Patient Identity Integrity Work Group in December, 2009 investigating the status of patient matching.  It includes discussions on current matching approaches and their shortcomings, the role of unique identifiers, the importance of proper procedures, and a brief discussion of the GPII system.

“Identity Crisis:  An Examination of the Costs and Benefits of a Unique Patient Identifier for the U.S. Health Care System”

Richard Hillestad, et. al., Oct. 2008, RAND Corporation Monograph # 753