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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year : 2014  |  Volume : 2  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 30-33

The survey of degree of observance of positive patient identification standards in university hospital


1 Health Management and Economics Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Health Services Management, Student Research Committee, School of Management and Medical Information, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 Health Management and Economics Research Center, University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Correspondence Address:
Vahideh Rostami
Health Services Management, Student Research Committee, School of Management and Medical Information, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
Iran
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/2347-9019.135352

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Context: Misidentification of patients is a common problem that many hospitals face on daily basis and is one of the resulting causes of medical errors and medical malpractices. Ensuring correct patient identification prior to any medical intervention is necessary at all times. Aims: The present study was conducted to assess the degree of observance of correct patient identification standards in One of the biggest teaching hospitals university hospital. Subjects and Methods: The present descriptive study was carried out cross-sectional in autumn of 2013, in One of the biggest teaching hospitals university hospital. Data were collected by a valid and reliable researcher who made checklist through observation (documents and patient identification process) and through interview with 150 patient and staff that were randomly selected. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) statistical software and descriptive statistical methods. Results: The results of the present study indicated that correct patient identification process when prescribing medication with a mean score of 85.7% was evaluated 'good'. The correct patient identification process before blood transfusion (73.5%), the general principles associated with the correct patient identification process (71%), correct patient identification during laboratory (70.7%) and correct patient identification before imaging (50%) were evaluated average in studied hospital. Correct patient identification before surgery and correct infants identification process with score of 43.7%, 45%, respectively were evaluated 'poor'. Overall, hospital in the implementation of the principles associated patient safety identification process with a mean score of 62.8 was evaluated 'average'. Conclusions: Given that the importance of patient identification process in patient safety and considering that patient safety is the required infrastructure for clinical governance and accreditation program. Thus, the use of proper patient identification systems should be placed at the head of the patient safety program.


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