Patient Safety in the Palm of Your Hand (231 Maria Garcia's w/ same date of birth in Harris County)

Harris County Hospital District ^ | April 5, 2011

[Cincinatus' Wife]

....“This is another safeguard to ensure that we are providing the proper care to the correct person and that the person receiving the care is the correct person,” says Dr. Robert Trenschel, senior vice president and administrator, Ambulatory Care Services, Harris County Hospital District.

To illustrate the need to positively identify patients and ensure that each has their corresponding electronic medical records, consider these facts:

* Number of patients in the Harris County Hospital District’s database: 3,428,925

* Number of times when two or more patients share the same last and first names: 249,213

* Number of times when five or more patients share the same last and first names: 76,354

* Number of times when two or more patients share the same last and first names, and date of birth: 69,807

* Number of patients named Maria Garcia: 2,488

* Number of Maria Garcia’s sharing the same date of birth: 231

[Cincinatus' Wife]

“This new technology helps protect patient information and taxpayer dollars,” says Tim Tindle, executive vice president and chief information officer, Harris County Hospital District. “It reduces the possibility of medical identity theft and helps ensure that patients are appropriately billed for the care they receive.”

No other agency or entity, such as law enforcement or immigration, can use the biometric information gathered by the Harris County Hospital District’s system. Additionally, the hospital district’s biometric information is not compatible with other healthcare institutions or healthcare systems...."

[Frantzie]

TX RINOs like Perry, Kay Bailey and Cornyn are open border rats like the rest of the TX GOP.

[AAABEST]

Unreal. That's just one hospital in one county. Extrapolate that out across America and it's no wonder so many of our health care assets are either going under or becoming exorbitantly expensive.

This 3rd world bum-rush will decimate our social systems - healthcare, education, welfare etc.

[epithermal]

Number of Maria Garcia’s sharing the same father: 231

[freeandfreezing]

No other agency or entity, such as law enforcement or immigration, can use the biometric information gathered by the Harris County Hospital District’s system. Additionally, the hospital district’s biometric information is not compatible with other healthcare institutions or healthcare systems...."

Sounds like what they said about social security numbers many years ago -- they were strictly limited and no other governmental or private organization could request or require them...

That biometric data will be handed over to every government agency you can name within 5 years. Within 10 years it will be part of your credit report.

[lagrange point1]

How many have the same social security number?

[moonshinner_09]

No other agency or entity, such as law enforcement or immigration, can use the biometric information gathered by the Harris County Hospital District’s system, so in other words another useless program unless you are a legal taxpayer