title: Unique patient identifiers--what are the options?
authors.affiliation: Cook County Bureau of Health Services, Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Appavu
mesh_terms: D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; D019451:Information Management; D010355:Patient Identification Systems / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States