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Prioritize Caring Algorithms and The Human Touch
Rachel Podczervinski and Julie A. Pursley discuss how AI-powered automation can help clean and manage data, but that person-matching demands more. Specifically, it requires Caring Algorithms and a human-in-the-loop approach to governance.
The Human Touch
Rachel Podczervinski and Julie A. Pursley introduce our 3-part white paper series, Entrusting Data in an AI World: A Framework for Accurate Healthcare Data, with a discussion on the need to retain the human touch to optimize AI investments.
Team Spotlight: Candice Neisen, MS, RHIA, Director, Professional Services Director
Professional Services Director Candice Neisen says her work in patient identity management may take place behind the scenes, but it helps fulfill her dream of helping patients.
Team Spotlight: Kayla Black, Identity Manager
Identity Manager Kayla Black says patients should be more engaged in managing their data, which helps facilities and clinicians minimize the negative impacts of duplicate or inaccurate patient records.
Team Spotlight: Christina Breaux, BSN, RN, Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator Christina Breaux says patient identity management is the foundation of a complete and reliable medical record, making it vital to safe and effective patient care.
Team Spotlight: Christine Powell, Identity Manager
Christine Powell, Identity Manager, is passionate about her work maintaining the integrity of patient records and the role it plays in safeguarding both clinical and financial outcomes across the healthcare system.
Emergence of Caring Algorithms
Rachel Podczervinski and Julie A. Pursley discuss the emergence of Caring Algorithms to close the gaps between human and AI when it comes to patient matching. Learn more in part two of our 3-part white paper, Entrusting Data in an AI World: A Framework for Accurate Healthcare Data.
AHIMA24: Spilling the Tea on Patient Identity Management
Patient identity experts from Harris Data Integrity Solutions will be spilling the tea on all things person identity accuracy and management.in Booth #802 at AHIMA24.
New EHR? A Checklist to Protect Data Integrity
When migrating to a new EHR system, protecting the integrity of your patient data is paramount , so consider it from the outset to minimize post-migration problems.
Tips for Effective Patient Identity Queue Management
When properly managed, identity queues like roster management engine (RME) errors and potential overlays, can lay the foundation for an effective person index – one that minimizes issues and facilitates streamlined care coordination as part of an effective value-based care strategy.
The Crucial Role of EMPIs in Fostering Successful Interoperability and Innovation in Healthcare
Healthcare systems are often composed of multiple software applications and databases that do not naturally communicate with each other. EMPIs bridge the gap by reconciling patient identities and enabling seamless data exchange among these systems. This more accurate, comprehensive view of a patient’s health record is crucial for the success of interoperability and other technology initiatives.
Double Whammy: Epic Users Hit Twice as Hard
The recent increase in California's healthcare workers' minimum wage to $25 per hour is estimated to cost $4 billion in the 2024-25 fiscal year alone. With additional states expected to follow, this adds a layer of financial strain for hospitals. Meanwhile, Epic users are seeing more errors in their identity queues than ever – errors that require time-intensive review.
Six Reasons Your EHR is Not an Adequate Patient Identity Solution
EHRs are invaluable tools for managing patient healthcare information within a healthcare organization. However, they have limitations when it comes to achieving positive patient identity – ensuring that you correctly identify each patient consistently across different systems and encounters.
Eliminating MPI/EMPI Roadblocks to Optimize IT, Advance Interoperability
Clean patient data is the foundation for digital transformation. By ensuring that the MPI/EMPI has no duplicate or overlaid patient records, any technology initiative can set the stage for an accelerated ROI and optimized benefits.
Highlights from AHIMA’s 2023 Naming Policy Framework
AHIMA’s Naming Policy Framework 2023: Enhancing Person Matching with Essential Demographic Data Elements provides everything HIM professionals and healthcare organizations need to know about person matching in health IT.
Dirty MPIs and the Patient Experience
The patient’s experience is an often-overlooked aspect of patient identification and master patient index (MPI) management. But the impact of a compromised MPI on patient safety and satisfaction is significant.
Stop Patient Identity Related Revenue Leakage
Healthcare finance executives remain laser-focused on revenue growth and retention, including identifying unexpected sources of revenue leakage as part of a holistic revenue cycle management (RCM) strategy.
SDOH, Patient Identification Dominate AHIMA Advocacy Summit 2023
Social determinants of health (SDOH) and unique patient identifiers dominated the discussion when health leaders and policymakers gathered in Washington, DC in April for the AHIMA Advocacy Summit 2023.
A Project US@ Deep Dive: Part One
The Project US@ Companion Guide helps technical experts in healthcare prepare for data capture, although work remains to be done to unify all technology vendors behind the standards. Even so, this moment means we can better navigate outlier cases for address types outside the regular home address, with helpful examples of proper formatting.
Better Together: Harris Data Integrity Solutions
Harris Data Integrity Solutions is the result of investing in the best people to deliver software automation and personalized services that enable healthcare organizations to provide the safest possible patient care while optimizing their limited resources. Together, we leverage innovative technology and unique health management expertise to minimize duplicate medical records, improve revenue cycles and lower costs. Our team of experts understands patient data better than anyone in the industry – because we created the industry.