RightPatient® Named as Finalist in CHIME’s National Patient Identification Challenge Concept Blitz Round
Selection Validates RightPatient Cloud-Based Platform as Viable Solution to Patient Recognition Problem
Atlanta, GA (June 3, 2016) – On Wednesday, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) announced the finalists for their National Patient Identification Challenge Concept Blitz Round. More than 113 innovators from around the globe submitted proposals that were reviewed by an independent panel of judges who narrowed the Concept Blitz Round submissions to 23 semi-finalists and 8 finalists. RightPatient® is proud to share that they were selected as a Concept Blitz Round finalist, demonstrating the viability of its platform as a solution to the serious patient identification problem that continues to afflict the U.S. healthcare system. This issue has sparked worldwide interest in brainstorming practical solutions that can be realistically implemented with minimal disruption to healthcare IT systems, as mentioned in CHIME’s official news release on the Challenge.
The challenge now moves into the Final Innovation Round, which is open from June 1 to November 10. Innovators must register by July 12 to be eligible for the ultimate $1 million prize. Innovators were not required to participate in the Concept Blitz Round in order to enter Final Innovation Round.
Already a major market force in establishing accurate patient ID through existing deployments at hospital systems across the U.S. such as Novant Health and University Health System, RightPatient® plans to continue its expansion as the most practical, scalable, affordable, versatile, and hygienic solution to establish 100% patient identification accuracy in healthcare. Collectively, the RightPatient® platform has already been adopted by health systems representing 250 hospitals and over 900 sites, and seamlessly integrates with many Electronic Health Record systems, such as Epic®.
Developed based on 14 years of real-world experience in biometric technology, system integration, and cloud computing, the RightPatient® patient identification platform can recognize patients from any encounter end point, including provider locations, mHealth apps, patient portals, and telemedicine sessions. Offering an affordable, flexible, cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, RightPatient® is a practical solution for any hospital or health system. When used with Photo Biometrics, patients simply take their picture and are accurately and instantly recognized.
“We are very excited to be named a finalist in CHIME’s Healthcare Innovation Trust National Patient ID Challenge Concept Blitz Round, a true testament of our ability to design and implement a solution that addresses the complexities of solving the global patient identity challenge,” commented Michael Trader, Co-Founder and President of RightPatient®. “The practicality, scalability, and affordability of our cloud-based patient recognition platform with seamless integrations into many EHR systems validates that this is the future of patient ID in healthcare.”
For more information on RightPatient® and their best-of-breed biometric patient identification platform, please visit their Web site or send an email to: info@rightpatient.com
About RightPatient®
RightPatient® is the industry’s most flexible and scalable patient recognition platform. The cloud-based solution is utilized by hospitals and health systems that collectively see over 38 million patients annually and represent more than 900 healthcare locations. These forward-thinking providers process thousands of daily transactions through RightPatient® to prevent duplicate medical records, deter fraud, and increase patient safety. Interfaces already exist for various EHR systems, including Epic, Cerner, McKesson, Siemens, Meditech, CPSI and more. Backed by 14 years of experience in biometrics, cloud-computing, integration, and large-scale projects, RightPatient® is dedicated to innovation and helping to achieve the “Triple Aim” by accurately recognizing patients from every encounter end point.
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John Trader
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