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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-4-21
pubmed:abstractText
The broad-based need for a standard, robust patient identifier is reviewed. Advantages and difficulties of the Social Security Number are considered. An alternative number, composed of birthdate, location, and check digits, is proposed. Logistic extensions of the geographically based schema are made for provider and facility identification. Several variations of representation are described in base 34, which make the composite number short, easily derived and decoded, and robust.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0195-4210
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
49-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
The Universal Patient Identifier: a discussion and proposal.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article