Question

Daniel Allen has been a patient at Greenway Hospital for the following ailments: January 8, 2012, inpatient for appendicitis; April 16, 2012, emergency department for an asthma attack; May 12, 2013, urgent care for a viral illness, May 13, 2013, inpatient for pneumonia, and once on June 4, 2013 in the emergency department for a sprained arm. How many times will Daniel Allen's name and demographic information be entered in the MPI of Greenway Hospital?

Answer 1

Daniel Allen was a patient of Greenway Hospital a total of 5 times from 2012 until 2013. He was seen for various medical reasons. His name and demographic information would only be entered into the MPI of Greenway Hospital once. However, they will always check to make sure the address and other information has not changed. If anything had changed with his information, the hospital would enter it a second time.<span />

Answer 2

Daniel Allen's name and demographic information will be entered in the MPI (Master Patient Index) of the Greenway Hospital only once. The hospital does not need to record it a lot of times because the first time he was already admitted in the hospital would register a record of him in it.