Patient Demographics/Information

Capture of Name - supporting the AHIMA Policy

It is imperative that we chose a standard approach to names like we have done for addresses.  The AHIMA Naming Policy is the best candidate and I strongly support its adoption.  While there are improvements that can be made to it in a few areas, we can't let perfection get in the way of the good.  The AHIMA Patient Naming Policy should be endorsed as part of USCDI ASAP.  

Name Requirements

I agree with the previous commenter that the AHIMA Patient Naming Policy should be adopted assist in standardization. Use of legal name vs use of insurance name (for example) hinders interoperability and negatively impacts patient safety.

Capture of Name

I support the use of AHIMA Patient Naming Policy for the capture of individual persons in USCDI to standardize the process regardless of what context a name is captured.  

I support the capture and maintenance of all previous names to be utilized with patient matching or linking.