Clarifying processes for patient identifiers
Briefings on The Joint Commission, February 1, 2009
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Q. Our cardiopulmonary staff members have a short period of time to perform EKGs on patients coming into the emergency department with chest pain. This time frame has been established so that we can provide our patients with the best quality of care possible and also to meet core measure requirements.
The patient may not be wearing an identification (ID) bracelet before the cardiopulmonary staff member arrives to complete the EKG.
What processdo you suggest for identifying the patient?The patient may or may not be responsive and have a family member or caregiver with him or her at the time.
The best place to start is to remember why this National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) was created. Misidentification of patients was a problem in healthcare with sometimes disastrous outcomes due to delivery of the service to the wrong patient or omission of the service to the intended patient.
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