Patient Identification Debate: The History of the National Patient Identifier and Alternatives for Accurate Patient Authentication
Despite a lack of funding or government mandate, debate and discussion about a national patient identifier (NPI) continues.
The NPI was one of four identifiers included in the original HIPAA objectives as part of a comprehensive plan to achieve uniform standards for the exchange of healt....
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