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Butler Health Conquers Patient Matching ChallengeATLANTA, July 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Butler Health System (BHS) successfully reached a 97 percent matching accuracy using solutions provided by LexisNexis® Risk Solutions and Occam Technologies. Pennsylvania-based BHS needed help linking 1.3 million patient records across its seven-county system – a 296-bed hospital, 36 ambulatory locations and more than 50 physician offices, so it turned to Occam and LexisNexis. Using the Occam enterprise Master Patient Index (eMPI) platform and the LexisNexis LexID® solution, BHS matched the records for 740,000 unique patients contained in six different electronic medical records systems (EMRs). The process involved layering the LexID technology on top of Occam's eMPI deduping platform. The success was a core step in Butler's enterprise analytics and patient safety initiatives and helped increase efficiencies for the BHS staff. There were five issues BHS needed to address that drove the need for more accuracy in its patient record matching:
When the data does not support an automated match, Occam then layers the LexID proprietary linking technology into its platform. LexID, similar to the much proposed national patient identifier, gives each patient a non-social security number unique identity. This combination of solutions helped BHS to reach the 97 percent matching accuracy. Such accuracy helps to save BHS time, money and resources. And, it helps to improve patient safety. "Our projects can't wait for months or years of manual research, so we chose LexisNexis," said Lee Prosch, CEO, Occam Technologies. "Building the LexID technology into our eMPI platform enabled our clients to put their data to work much faster. The automated decision making saved thousands of hours." "Without the confidence that comes from knowing the data is accurate, we would not have been able to properly allocate resources to effectively manage the health of our patients," added McGill. "Using the Occam eMPI layered with the LexisNexis LexID has helped us get a lot closer to 100 percent accuracy with our patient records." For more information, read the full case study. About LexisNexis Risk Solutions View original content with multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/butler-health-conquers-patient-matching-challenge-300679422.html SOURCE LexisNexis Risk Solutions |