
MATCH IT Act: What Every Hospital Needs to Know About Patient Identity Management
Congress has reintroduced the bipartisan MATCH IT Act, legislation designed to tackle patient identity errors, duplicate records and mismatched data in healthcare.
Congress has reintroduced the bipartisan MATCH IT Act, legislation designed to tackle patient identity errors, duplicate records and mismatched data in healthcare.
Duplicate patient records quietly drain hospital resources, costing approximately $1,950 per inpatient stay, with serious financial and patient safety ramifications.