What is Master patient index?
Also: MPI
Master patient index, a unique index record of patients. (Also: MPI.)
Inter-system relevance
The master patient index is one of the concepts that must be considered during the design phase to enable different applications to communicate in a common language.
Scope and application
The value of technology emerges when it responds to a real clinical or operational need.
Why is it important?
When addressed correctly, the master patient index contributes to teams working with fewer errors and more quickly, while management can make decisions based on more robust data.
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What is master patient index?
A unique index record of patients. (Also known as MPI)
What role does the master patient index play in system integration?
The master patient index is related to the secure and consistent sharing of data between systems; it is evaluated alongside standards such as HL7 and FHIR.
Who is concerned with the master patient index?
The master patient index is relevant to teams working in the field of Software Architecture, particularly software, integration, and system architecture teams.