Identification Errors Listed as Top 10 Patient Safety Concern

There's growing recognition across healthcare that patient identification and matching errors pose a serious threat to patient safety. In fact, identification errors ranked second on ECRI Institute's 2016 list of Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns.

Misidentification at registration can not only impact a patient's hospital stay, but also affect their postacute care, the ECRI report notes. ECRI Institute PSO plans to tackle the topic in a more detailed report later this year.

And this article from MedCity News really puts the whole issue into context.