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Why introduce Individual Healthcare Identifiers?

April 26, 2017Healthcare identifiers individual introduce

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Why introduce Individual Healthcare Identifiers?

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Communication of health information is a vital part of effective healthcare. The accurate identification of individuals is critical in all health communication. Using an IHI provides a way for healthcare providers to more accurately match the right records to the person they are treating and improve accuracy when communicating information with other healthcare providers. This will help to avoid medical mix-ups or your information being recorded on another patient’s file.