The Universal Patient Identifier: a discussion and proposal.

P. C. Carpenter; C. G. Chute

The Universal Patient Identifier: a discussion and proposal.

P. C. Carpenter, C. G. Chute

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Abstract

The broad-based need for a standard, robust patient identifier is reviewed. Advantages and difficulties of the Social Security Number are considered. An alternative number, composed of birthdate, location, and check digits, is proposed. Logistic extensions of the geographically based schema are made for provider and facility identification. Several variations of representation are described in base 34, which make the composite number short, easily derived and decoded, and robust.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	49-53
Number of pages	5
Journal	Proceedings / the ... Annual Symposium on Computer Application [sic] in Medical Care. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care
State	Published - 1993
Externally published	Yes

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Carpenter, P. C., & Chute, C. G. (1993). The Universal Patient Identifier: a discussion and proposal. Proceedings / the ... Annual Symposium on Computer Application [sic] in Medical Care. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care, 49-53.

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