WellCentive Features

De-duping System

Any information system that collects data from disparate sources must successfully prevent the creation of multiple records for a single patient. Unfortunately, there is not yet a universal patient identifier that can be used.

It is easy to prevent a second chart for James Smith, DOB = 1-1-1950 from being created if a user or an interface attempts to create one, however what happens if a user or an interface wants to create a chart for Jim Smith, DOB = 1-1-1950, J Smith, DOB = 1-1-1950, or James Smith, DOB = 11-1-1950? Without the proper safeguards in place, there could be several charts for the same patient due to user error or inconsistencies in patient names or other identifiers in different information systems. Duplicate charts would adversely affect the utility of the entire system.

The WellCentive De-duping System uses a proprietary algorithm to identify which newly created charts may in fact be duplicate charts for an existing patient. The WellCentive De-duping System can also examine the entire database on demand to identify any other potential duplicates. The system then provides the user with a user interface that allows them to block the creation of duplicate charts or merge existing duplicate charts into a single chart.