American College of Surgeons

News April 29, 2021

Patient ID Now Coalition Releases Framework for a National Strategy on Patient Identity

Patient ID Now, a coalition of more than 40 leading healthcare organizations, including the American College of Surgeons, AHIMA, CHIME, HIMSS, Intermountain Healthcare and Premier Healthcare Alliance, released its Framework for a National Strategy on Patient Identity: A Proposed Blueprint to Improve Patient Identification and Matching.

News, Patient Identity and Matching November 18, 2020

Patient ID Now Disappointed Appropriations Bill Does Not Address Patient Misidentification

Patient ID Now, a coalition of leading healthcare organizations is disappointed that the U.S. Senate did not remove the longstanding ban in its Labor-HHS appropriations bill that stifles innovation around patient identification.