[BULK] - RE: Patient identifiers

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Just to throw something else in the mix...we had a JCAHO consultant come

to our facility 2 weeks ago who was a surveyor for years. I inquired

specifically re: the pt identifiers in the OP setting and in relation to

using 2 identifiers for all treatments (vs. just those involving

medications, etc.). He expressed that if our OP policy specifically

describes that we use 2 pt identifiers for the procedures involving meds

- ie, ionto/phono, that we should be okay, and that we shouldn't have to

use 2 pt identifiers every single time the patient walks through the

door.

I realize that there is SO much variance between surveyors and what one

picks on, the other will ignore. Ultimately, some of this stuff seems

like overkill. Our goal is patient safety. If we clearly state our

policies and if those policies are geared toward maximizing patient

safety AND if we follow the policies we state, I would like to think

we'd be okay. Who knows?!@? Just thought I'd share...

Cederlind, OTR/L

Director of Rehab Services

Emanuel Medical Center

Turlock, Ca

P.S. Why would an outpatient want to pose as someone else and come in

for someone else's treatment anyway? I suppose there are many crazy

people out there, so I guess it could happen. Has anybody experienced

this?

Just blowing off steam this lovely Friday afternoon...

>>> AnnOdonnell@... 8/26/2005 11:18:08 AM >>>

Chad,

We use the same in our Hospital Based Outpatient Department - Name and

DOB.

By the second or third visit the patient pops up and states their name

and

DOB before we can even ask HA! I also asked this same question awhile

ago

on PT Manager and got the same response. Also, our area hospitals use

the

same too.

Ann O'Donnell

Director, Physical Medicine Department

Methodist Charlton Medical Center

3500 Wheatland Road

Dallas, Texas 75237

Office

Fax

Patient identifiers

Hello group,

My clinic is a hospital based outpatient department and we using 2

patient

identifiers, name and DOB each time a person comes to therapy due to

JCAHO.

Is anyone else using something different? It seems silly to have

someone

state their DOB each time they come to therapy when we know who they

are.

Please give any input...thanks in advance.

Chad , PT, DPT, OCS

St. Francis Rehab and Sports Medicine

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