TY - JOUR
T1 - The Universal Patient Identifier
T2 - a discussion and proposal.
AU - Carpenter, P. C.
AU - Chute, C. G.
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 8130521
AN - SCOPUS:0027754265
SP - 49
EP - 53
JO - Proceedings / the ... Annual Symposium on Computer Application [sic] in Medical Care. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care
JF - Proceedings / the ... Annual Symposium on Computer Application [sic] in Medical Care. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care
SN - 0195-4210
ER -