Washington State is pushing for its use and my hospital uses it. For those not familiar, it basically tracks frequent fliers in any ER they visit. You can see if they visited other hospitals that use the system, why they visited, and prints alerts to watch for, such as behavior problems, drug seeking, etc. The State, in particular, is trying to stop abuse of the system by drug seekers.
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How does that work with emtala?
You could say you're jumbo smith, don 01/01/1929. We can't refuse you treatment just cuz you like to lie.
What do the palm readers do? You get no treatment unless you're honest?
I also like the twin situation.. Lots of twins come to my ER
Hahaha... you are funny...smh
Palm readers save us money and time! They automatically pull the patient chart saving me and docs a whole lot! Most patients with no insurance come in using someone elses name and address and when we pulled the chart the treatment and history would be completely different sending mds on a wild goose chase and wasting valuable resources, time and money.
We a level 1 trauma and huge system time is precious to us and the many waiting and this is way better especially for trauma pts since their emergency contact is part of the chart...beats the police department coming in to fingerprint pts days later to find next of kin...:-) and yes if it's your first visit we initiate the process for future visits....
Hahaha... you are funny...smh Palm readers save us money and time! They automatically pull the patient chart saving me and docs a whole lot! Most patients with no insurance come in using someone elses name and address and when we pulled the chart the treatment and history would be completely different sending mds on a wild goose chase and wasting valuable resources time and money. We a level 1 trauma and huge system time is precious to us and the many waiting and this is way better especially for trauma pts since their emergency contact is part of the chart...beats the police department coming in to fingerprint pts days later to find next of kin...:-) and yes if it's your first visit we initiate the process for future visits....[/quote']
Next step is to turn palm print over to police for their use. Or implant a medical chip in their neck for "quick access" to their medical record. Or better yet, maybe we should start identifying patients by DNA database to cut down on fraud.
I know they are all reaches to the extreme, but no one thought the NSA would bug iPhones either.
Specializes in CCU, CVICU, Cath Lab, MICU, Endoscopy..
Next step is to turn palm print over to police for their use. Or implant a medical chip in their neck for "quick access" to their medical record. Or better yet, maybe we should start identifying patients by DNA database to cut down on fraud.
I know they are all reaches to the extreme, but no one thought the NSA would bug iPhones either.
A little late for that...the police already have your fingerprints if you have a drivers license lol just try showing up unknown and unconscious in the Emergency room the social worker gets the police department who comes in and runs your fingerprints to identify you and next of kin ;-) again your tax dollars at work again. ... hehehe
hmm I don't remember being finger printed for my driver's lic.....maybe different states?
A little late for that...the police already have your fingerprints if you have a drivers license lol just try showing up unknown and unconscious in the Emergency room the social worker gets the police department who comes in and runs your fingerprints to identify you and next of kin ;-) again your tax dollars at work again. ... hehehe
A little late for that...the police already have your fingerprints if you have a drivers license lol just try showing up unknown and unconscious in the Emergency room the social worker gets the police department who comes in and runs your fingerprints to identify you and next of kin ;-) again your tax dollars at work again. ... hehehe
I wasn't fingerprinted for my drivers license either.
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Hahaha... you are funny...smh
Palm readers save us money and time! They automatically pull the patient chart saving me and docs a whole lot! Most patients with no insurance come in using someone elses name and address and when we pulled the chart the treatment and history would be completely different sending mds on a wild goose chase and wasting valuable resources, time and money.
We a level 1 trauma and huge system time is precious to us and the many waiting and this is way better especially for trauma pts since their emergency contact is part of the chart...beats the police department coming in to fingerprint pts days later to find next of kin...:-) and yes if it's your first visit we initiate the process for future visits....