Submitted by Beth Juliano on
Data used to categorize individuals for identification, records matching, and other purposes.
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First Name
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Comment
Submitted by Katherine Lusk on
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.
Submitted by drjoes on
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.