Question:
- Identify three examples of short-term impacts of duplicate medical records
- Address long-term impacts of duplicate medical records.
- Describe six key data for patient verification.
- Summarize a Joint Commission standard for patient identification.
Duplicate medical records occur periodically even when processes are carefully followed. After reading the article, Seeing Double: The Financial and Patient Safety Impacts of Duplicate Medical Records (Links to an external site.), please respond to the following points:
- Identify three examples of short-term impacts of duplicate medical records
- Address long-term impacts of duplicate medical records.
- Describe six key data for patient verification.
- Summarize a Joint Commission standard for patient identification.
Your initial post should be a minimum of 250 words and address each of the required questions. Cite and reference at least one scholarly source that is not listed as a required or recommended resource in the course.
