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eBook: What are the limitations of an enterprise master patient index (EMPI)? - Nicole Rodriguez - 08-21-2019
In an ideal world, your patient records would be 100% correct, up-to-date, and without duplication. You would have complete confidence that you have a single, accurate, and current view of who your patient is—the “golden record.”
However, traditional matching solutions, like those embedded within the most common EHRs, base matching decisions only on the patient demographic data provided, which can contain about 30% of out-of-date, incomplete or inaccurate data.
To solve for duplicate medical records, providers should use a multifaceted approach to achieve higher matching rates and mitigate matching challenges associated with data quality.
To learn more, download this free eBook to learn how to create a single, complete identity for individual patients across multiple databases.