This Standard defines the requirements for quality, sustainable and accurate identification of individuals (clients and providers of healthcare) and organizations in healthcare. It considers the issue of identification as well as the systems (computerized and manual) used to support identification. This Standard covers all identifiers used in healthcare, including but not limited to, national health identifiers.
This document supports workflow in the clinical and administrative environments of healthcare. It specifies not only data components, but also key procedures to support quality identification practice and management in a healthcare environment.
This Standard is primarily concerned with identification of three groups, which are—
(a) clients of the healthcare system or potential clients of that system, or carers for a client;
(b) providers of services in the healthcare system; and
(c) organizations that provide healthcare services.
