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Duplicate Patient Records in the System: A Risk to Accuracy and Care

Accurate patient identification is the backbone of safe, efficient healthcare delivery. Yet, duplicate patient records continue to plague many health systems—creating confusion, introducing billing errors, and even posing clinical risks. In a data-driven healthcare environment, managing and eliminating duplicate records is not just a technical necessity but a patient safety imperative. The Challenge: Duplication Disrupts Care and Operations Duplicate records occur when the same patient is entered into the system more than once under different IDs or slightly varied data.