Positive Patient ID Is At The Core Of Patient Safety

The 2004 HealthGrades Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study states that preventable medical errors are responsible for as many as 195,000 deaths in the U.S. annually. Recognizing the role that positive patient identification plays in preventing medical errors, The Joint Commission has included “Improve the accuracy of patient identification” as one of its top National Patient Safety Goals, since 2003. …read more