A national patient identifier was initially proposed in HIPAA but didn’t get implemented. Why don’t we have a national patient identifier? Would a national patient identifier be helpful? Why or why not? Why aren’t we using social security numbers? As an HIM Professional, what is your take on this and what do you think should be done?

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National patient identifier was proposed by HIPAA in 1996On the ground... View the full answer