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Reduce record duplication with universal patient IDs
Gregg Church, president of 4medica, discusses how standardizing information capture, including a universal patient ID, can enhance data quality and eliminate the 20% record duplication rate facing healthcare organizations.
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      Reduce record duplication with universal patient IDs
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      Reduce record duplication with universal patient IDs

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      Gregg Church, president of 4medica, discusses how standardizing information capture, including a universal patient ID, can enhance data quality and eliminate the 20% record duplication rate facing healthcare organizations.

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