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The use of patient digital facial images to confirm patient identity in a children's hospital's anesthesia information management system.

Thomas JJ, Yaster M, Guffey P. The Use of Patient Digital Facial Images to Confirm Patient Identity in a Children's Hospital's Anesthesia Information Management System. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2019;46(2):118-121. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2019.10.007.

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January 15, 2020
Thomas JJ, Yaster M, Guffey P. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2019;46(2):118-121.
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The Universal Protocol was intended to prevent wrong site, wrong procedure and wrong person surgery; however, these errors persist. In an effort to reduce wrong-patient charting and near-miss events involving anesthesia, this study implemented a digital photograph to the pre-anesthesia checklist to prompt visual inspection of the patient’s facial image and verification of their hospital ID bracelet. After implementation, only one instance of wrong-patient charting was documented; however, baseline data was unavailable and thus, it is unknown whether this intervention reduced mischarting error.

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Thomas JJ, Yaster M, Guffey P. The Use of Patient Digital Facial Images to Confirm Patient Identity in a Children's Hospital's Anesthesia Information Management System. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2019;46(2):118-121. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2019.10.007.