SAFER Guide: Patient Identification

Safer assessment tool, patient identification module. Standard: 1.4 Patient names on adjacent lines in the EHR display are visually distinct. Examples of potentially useful practices / Scenarios list the functionality: On all patient lists containing two or more patients with the same last name, the names in common are displayed in a visually distinct manner (e.g., bold, italics, different color). ▪ Use alternate line colors for adjacent patients