Matching Identifiers in Electronic Health Records¶
McCoy, A. B., Wright, A., Kahn, M. G., Shapiro, J. S., Bernstam, E. V., & Sittig, D. F. (2013). Matching Identifiers in Electronic Health Records: Implications for Duplicate Records and Patient Safety. BMJ Quality & Safety, 22(3), 219-224.
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Primes¶
- Identity Test
- A false merge (too-loose test) can place one patient's penicillin allergy or anticoagulation status onto another's chart — a safety event; a false split (too-strict test) fragments one patient across phantom identities so a contraindication recorded in one fragment is invisible when the other is treated.
This sourceDocuments how master-patient-index false merges and false splits create duplicate or fragmented charts with patient-safety consequences — the identity test's error profile made clinical.
- A false merge (too-loose test) can place one patient's penicillin allergy or anticoagulation status onto another's chart — a safety event; a false split (too-strict test) fragments one patient across phantom identities so a contraindication recorded in one fragment is invisible when the other is treated.
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