Patient Identification Systems
"Patient Identification Systems" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Organized procedures for establishing patient identity, including use of bracelets, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D010355
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.452.653
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Identification Systems- Patient Identification Systems
- Identification System, Patient
- Identification Systems, Patient
- Patient Identification System
- System, Patient Identification
- Systems, Patient Identification
Patient Tracking- Patient Tracking
- Patient Trackings
- Tracking, Patient
- Trackings, Patient
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Identification Systems" by people in Profiles.
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Informatics for public health and health system collaboration: Applications for the control of the current COVID-19 pandemic and the next one. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2021 07 30; 28(8):1807-1811.
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A Comprehensive View of Frequent Emergency Department Users Based on Data from a Regional HIE. South Med J. 2016 07; 109(7):434-9.
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Enhancing patient safety in the pediatric emergency department: teams, communication, and lessons from crew resource management. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2010 Dec; 26(12):942-8; quiz 949-51.
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A wireless first responder handheld device for rapid triage, patient assessment and documentation during mass casualty incidents. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2006; 429-33.
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MASCAL: RFID tracking of patients, staff and equipment to enhance hospital response to mass casualty events. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2005; 261-5.
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An Intelligent 802.11 Triage Tag for medical response to disasters. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2005; 440-4.
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Proposed card, intended to facilitate medical billing, record keeping, draws mixed reviews. JAMA. 1991 Nov 27; 266(20):2804, 2807.