Joint Commission launches educational campaign on patient identifiers
Editor's Note
The Joint Commission on May 6 announced a campaign to help educate the public on the importance of multiple identifiers in the healthcare setting.
The campaign, “SpeakUp: Right ID, Right Care,” teaches patients how to make sure they are properly identified and includes an infographic, animated video, and a podcast that can be downloaded for free.
Patients don’t always know or understand why one caregiver asks for their name, birthdate, or other identifying information and then the next caregiver asks for the same information, the Joint Commission says.
View the multimedia news release (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, May 6, 2016) - The Joint Commission launched its Speak Up™: Right ID, Right Care campaign today to help educate the public on the importance of multiple identifiers in the health care environment. The campaign includes an infographic, animated video and podcast available for free download.
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