Patient Misidentification in Medical Organizations: A Case Report

Introduction: Patient identification is a significant area in every medical field. Misidentification of patients leads to various challenges, such as surgical operation on the wrong patient, erroneous prescription of medications, and mistakes in performing the treatment procedures. Therefore, patien...

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Main Author: Omar Alassaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2017-07-01
Series:Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Journal
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Online Access:http://psj.mums.ac.ir/article_9041_0fe06617181ae96e70ae20b39a8c9f7f.pdf