Let’s Talk About a National Patient Identifier

Episode 6 of the Healthcare IT Today Interviews podcast, hosted by John Lynn, titled "Let’s Talk About a National Patient Identifier" was published on August 5, 2020 and runs 46 minutes.

August 5, 2020 ·46m · Healthcare IT Today Interviews

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Summary

There's been a lot of talk about a National Patient Identifier and we're seeing some progress in Washington around it.  In this virtual meetup hosted by NextGate, we dive into the details of a National Patient ID with the following panel: • Julie Pursley Dooling, MSHI, RHIA, CHDA, FAHIMA (@julezd), Director, HIM Practice Excellence at AHIMA • Mark J. Segal, PhD, FHIMSS (@msegal111), Principal, at Digital Health Policy Advisors, LLC • Dan Cidon (@dcidon), CTO at NextGate • Ben Moscovitch (@benmoscovitch), Project Director, Health Information Technology at The Pew Charitable Trusts  The panel shares insights into where the national patient ID is a solution and the challenges that still remain even with a National Patient Identifier.  We discuss lessons learned from other countries that have a national ID and we talk about the security risks associated with a national patient ID.  We also talk about what you can do to push a national patient identifier forward and the EHR vendors role in this.  Learn more about NextGate: https://www.nextgate.com/

Episode Description

There's been a lot of talk about a National Patient Identifier and we're seeing some progress in Washington around it. In this virtual meetup hosted by NextGate, we dive into the details of a National Patient ID with the following panel: • Julie Pursley Dooling, MSHI, RHIA, CHDA, FAHIMA (@julezd), Director, HIM Practice Excellence at AHIMA • Mark J. Segal, PhD, FHIMSS (@msegal111), Principal, at Digital Health Policy Advisors, LLC • Dan Cidon (@dcidon), CTO at NextGate • Ben Moscovitch (@benmoscovitch), Project Director, Health Information Technology at The Pew Charitable Trusts The panel shares insights into where the national patient ID is a solution and the challenges that still remain even with a National Patient Identifier. We discuss lessons learned from other countries that have a national ID and we talk about the security risks associated with a national patient ID. We also talk about what you can do to push a national patient identifier forward and the EHR vendors role in this. Learn more about NextGate: https://www.nextgate.com/