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If facilities choose not to use the CDC system, will they still have to provide patient identifiers?

April 26, 2017CDC facilities identifiers patient system

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If facilities choose not to use the CDC system, will they still have to provide patient identifiers?

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A patient identifier will not be needed for CLAB or VAP reporting. However, the patient’s medical record number is required for the numerator and denominator for SSI reporting.