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In advance of a new cl inical application implementation, a data cleanup project was born. The exp ectation was to perform a massive cleanup of the Master Patient Index, then implement the system, then complete the project, all in 6 months. Instead, the organization recognized that patient safety and data quality was an en ormous and necessary area to put the focus on and allocate resources to. Se venteen years later, this department is a key component of the patient expe rience. 

\n\n Growth: How a temporary data cleanup project grew into a patient quality, s tewardship, and safety model\n Ever-expanding focus: Single-source duplicate record merging, overlapped re cord splitting, multi-system merges, real-time merge capabilities, multi-so urce merging, data stewardship, data governance \n The human aspect: Why algorithms and automated merging can put patients at risk, and why we still need them to meet demand \n Organizational buy-in: Gaining trust, access to clinical data as non-clinic al staff, claiming a seat at the table for system design and product decisi ons\n Paying for it: The budget allocation process and why this model is key to o wnership on the front-lines\n\n DTSTART:20180426T104500 SUMMARY:A Master Patient Index Journey: How Far One Organization Has Come t o Embrace Patient Safety and Quality DTEND:20180426T114459 LOCATION: See Description END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR