What is the purpose of verifying a patient's identity with two identifiers before providing care?
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Medical Office Assistant · Clinical Office Practice and Patient Safety
Identity Verification, Privacy, and Chaperones
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Before collecting a blood specimen, the assistant should verify the patient's identity using which approach?
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Which pair of identifiers is acceptable for two-identifier patient verification?
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Why is a patient's room number NOT an acceptable patient identifier?
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The main reason medical offices verify identity with two identifiers is to:
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- Apply two-identifier verification to confirm the correct patient before care, procedures, specimens, and disclosure of information.
- Protect patient privacy by applying safeguards and minimum-necessary practices to protected health information in the office.
- Explain the role and proper use of chaperones and describe how to preserve patient dignity during care.
- Recognize and escalate identity, privacy, dignity, and scope-of-practice concerns to the appropriate person.
Sources & references
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — Health Information Privacy (HIPAA)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — Infection Control
- U.S. National Library of Medicine — MedlinePlus
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