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New Policy Will Go Into Effect February 14, 2022 Across HMH

Patient identification is a perennial top 10 patient safety concern throughout health care. The failure to correctly identify a patient can result in wrong person procedures, as well as medication, transfusion and testing errors. As a high reliability organization focused on patient safety, Hackensack Meridian Health will standardize the process of patient identification across the network beginning February 14, 2022. By implementing this evidence-based best practice, and engaging our patients, we will eliminate variation, decrease the opportunity for harm, and provide our team members with a reliable, consistent and safe way to identify our patients. 

Beginning February 14, 2022, patient identification will include:

1. Patient’s full name

2. Patient’s date of birth

3. Last three digits of the medical record number. 

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In addition, to help us assess current practice strengths and gaps related to patient identification, please complete this anonymous patient identification practice check.