Product Showcase: Patient Matching 101: Why an EMPI is Critical to Your Organization’s Success

Did you know inaccurate patient identification costs the average hospital $1.5 million per year? Patient matching issues not only jeopardize patient safety and a hospital’s bottom line but contributes to needless waste and inefficiencies.

While many organizations depend on the master patient index (MPI) that is part of their EHR, what they may not realize is that this technology is exceedingly limited in its ability to compare records from disparate sources, especially those from an outside source.

Join David Bennett, Regional Vice President of Next Gate, for an overview of NextGate’s market-leading Enterprise Master Patient Index (EMPI) to learn how we can help your organization overcome the clinical, operational and financial challenges that result from duplicate records and fragmented information.

During this webinar, attendees will learn:

• Why patient matching is difficult in today’s complex IT environment
• How an EMPI connects records across disparate systems and settings of care
• The differences between an MPI and an EMPI
• Why an EMPI is a foundational component to fully-integrated, coordinated care and population health success