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    Patient matching is the accurate identification and linking of a patient’s data within and across health systems in order to deliver a detailed view of the patient’s healthcare record.

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    • Removing barriers to patient matching and developing and promoting universal matching strategies should be considered a high priority. Learn why. 👇 #PatientIDNow #Interoperability #GovHIT #HealthData @PatientidN https://t.co/ZBQpABg1gA

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    New research sponsored by Patient ID Now and conducted by HIMSS Market Insights found that on average, organizations spend 109.6 hours per week and over $1 million each year to resolve patient identity issues, a matter that calls for a national strategy on patient identification. The industry-wide survey between February to June 2022 received input from about 200 participants on the various…

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    • This HIMSS Market Insights and @PatientidN survey comes at a critical time in the federal patient identification debate and the decades-long ban on a unique patient identifier. #patientIDnow #GovHIT https://t.co/OIwGtJuSPA

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    Several policy priorities for the health IT community were included within the FY 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor HHS) appropriations bill, which was brought before the full House Appropriations Committee for a mark-up on June 30.

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    • HIMSS will continue to provide updates on the FY23 appropriations process as the House closes on their draft of the legislation and the upper chamber begins their review. #GovHIT #MaternalHealth #patientIDnow #PublicHealth #HealthData #Telehealth https://t.co/6r9sITl80A

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    The U.S. Senate has removed Section 510 — a longstanding ban prohibiting federal funds for the promulgation or adoption of a unique patient identifier — from its Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) appropriations bill.

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    • HIMSS and fellow members of @PatientidN call on Congress to pass this bill into law and officially remove the ban, bringing us closer to finally achieving a national strategy for patient identification and matching. #GovHIT #patientIDnow #HealthEquity https://t.co/aOiFw6qRbT

  • Mashup Score: 1

    The U.S. Senate has removed Section 510 — a longstanding ban prohibiting federal funds for the promulgation or adoption of a unique patient identifier — from its Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) appropriations bill.

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    • "HIMSS applauds the Senate Appropriations Committee for removing the harmful ban and taking action to address patient identification." -- @HalWolfIII #GovHIT #patientIDnow @PatientidN https://t.co/6uh4g88wLn

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    Patient ID Now, a coalition of more than 40 leading healthcare organizations of which HIMSS is a founding member, applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for removing Section 510 in its Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill for the third year in a row.  This provision stifles innovation around patient identification due to the narrow…

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    • The #patientIDnow coalition now calls on the U.S. Senate to join the bipartisan work of the House of Representatives to finally repeal the ban this year. @PatientidN #GovHIT https://t.co/uhALtzHlbJ

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    Patient ID Now, a coalition of more than 40 leading healthcare organizations of which HIMSS is a founding member, applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for removing Section 510 in its Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill for the third year in a row.  This provision stifles innovation around patient identification due to the narrow…

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    • "HIMSS applauds the House Appropriations Committee for taking critical steps to eliminate the outdated and harmful ban on a unique patient identifier." -- @HalWolfIII @PatientidN #GovHIT #patientIDnow https://t.co/uhALtzHlbJ

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    Patient ID Now, a coalition of more than 40 leading healthcare organizations of which HIMSS is a founding member, applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for removing Section 510 in its Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill for the third year in a row.  This provision stifles innovation around patient identification due to the narrow…

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    • The #patientIDnow coalition now calls on the U.S. Senate to join the bipartisan work of the House of Representatives to finally repeal the ban this year. @PatientidN #GovHIT https://t.co/uhALtzHlbJ

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    Patient ID Now, a coalition of more than 40 leading healthcare organizations including HIMSS as a founding member, has released its Framework for a National Strategy on Patient Identity: A Proposed Blueprint to Improve Patient Identification and Matching.

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    • "The framework lays the foundation for a national strategy that saves lives, while protecting a patient's choice and privacy rights." -- @HalWolfIII #GovHIT #patientIDnow 👉 @PatientidN Builds Framework for a National Strategy on Patient Identity: https://t.co/uefAz8kf6F. https://t.co/STpLo80PJf

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    Patient ID Now, a coalition of more than 40 leading healthcare organizations including HIMSS as a founding member, has released its Framework for a National Strategy on Patient Identity: A Proposed Blueprint to Improve Patient Identification and Matching.

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    • .@PatientidN, a coalition of more than 40 leading healthcare orgs including HIMSS, released its Framework for a National Strategy on Patient Identity: A Proposed Blueprint to Improve Patient Identification and Matching. #GovHIT #patientIDnow https://t.co/uefAz8BQvf