Patient Identification Systems
"Patient Identification Systems" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Organized procedures for establishing patient identity, including use of bracelets, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D010355
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.452.653
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Identification Systems- Patient Identification Systems
- Identification System, Patient
- Identification Systems, Patient
- Patient Identification System
- System, Patient Identification
- Systems, Patient Identification
Patient Tracking- Patient Tracking
- Patient Trackings
- Tracking, Patient
- Trackings, Patient
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Identification Systems" by people in Profiles.
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Using patient flow analysis with real-time patient tracking to optimize radiation oncology consultation visits. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Dec 13; 22(1):1517.
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The Building Blocks of Interoperability. A Multisite Analysis of Patient Demographic Attributes Available for Matching. Appl Clin Inform. 2017 04 05; 8(2):322-336.
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Evaluation of use of electronic patient controlled analgesia pumps to improve patient safety in an academic medical center. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2014; 201:153-9.
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Leveraging electronic health records to notify pediatric patients of a drug recall. JAMA Pediatr. 2013 Dec; 167(12):1170-1.
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Delayed family reunification of pediatric disaster survivors increases mortality and inpatient hospital costs: a simulation study. J Surg Res. 2013 Sep; 184(1):430-7.
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Matching identifiers in electronic health records: implications for duplicate records and patient safety. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013 Mar; 22(3):219-24.
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Informatics grand challenges in multi-institutional comparative effectiveness research. J Comp Eff Res. 2012 Sep; 1(5):373-6.
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Application of electronic health records to the Joint Commission's 2011 National Patient Safety Goals. JAMA. 2011 Jul 06; 306(1):92-3.
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Reduction in specimen labeling errors after implementation of a positive patient identification system in phlebotomy. Am J Clin Pathol. 2010 Jun; 133(6):870-7.
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Patient misidentification in Papanicolaou tests: a systems-based approach to reducing errors. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2009 Aug; 133(8):1297-300.