Here's another example of the mixups that happen when adults play the NAME GAME.

Here I am looking for a patient in the database by the name of ASHLEE S -

I try every friggin spelling in the book for the first and last names.

I spend 5 minutes looking and find out that the child is an "Also Known As"....because someone made a notation on the schedule-but didn't bother to change the name in the DB....

The last name begins with a "C"...


The patient is 6 MONTHS old is chronically ill and has a TRACHEOSTOMY...

Of course, should the child come into the emergency room and in the confusion the parents do not let the ER docs and nurses know about the kid's OTHER name, there is the chance that no one will be able to find the kid's chart.

One important thing about a PATIENT RECORD is that there is a
TONS OF INFO ON A PATIENT. Blood types, Allergies, and special precautions.

Just think about it-

The nurse pulls out your ID with your hypenated/maiden/married name but you have not made everyone aware of your name change.

YOU are allergic to penicillin or some other drug - in your unconcious state you can't tell your doctor that you ARE ALLERGIC, the records room can't find your chart and the nurse is loading up the syringe...

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Is t he million dollars you get in a lawsuit worth the loss of your six month old child because you can't figure out who's name is going on the birth certificate or patient record?