title: Improving patient identification data on the Patient Master Index.
abstract: A unique health identification number may be heralded as the solution to unique patient identification within the Australian health care sector; however, there is scope for individual health care facilities to improve the data integrity of their Patient Master Index (PMI) to improve patient identification at a local level.
authors.affiliation: Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carine
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Parrent
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010355:Patient Identification Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*