Title: (Optional) Explain the process and importance of patient identification.
Course: Introduction to Health and Medical Sciences (14001-I) > Section: Performing Administrative Functions in the Healthcare Profession

Explanation should include

- using at least two ways to identify patients (e.g., the patient’s name and date of birth) to ensure that each patient receives prescribed care
- using National Patient Safety Goals (https://www.jointcommission.org/en/standards/national-patient-safety-goals/) to identify patients when performing assigned skills.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is proper patient identification important when administering medications and performing treatments?
- What role does patient identification play in the reporting of test results or procedure outcomes?
- What effect does patient identification have on billing processes?
- Why should patients be reminded to shred or otherwise destroy their ID bracelet when it is no longer needed?
- How are patients identified in a healthcare setting?