Question

What are several uses of the MPI? What pieces of information may be found on an MPI?

Answer 1

Uses of MPI are

• Linking data to provide patient centric care across the continuum
• Meeting the goals of population health, which rely on matching individual healthcare records
• Finance departments rely on good data for programmes like value- based purchasing, revenue cycle management, and risk- share reimbursement modeling.

The pieces of information are name, sex, date of birth, social security number, telephone number,identification of allergies, medication lists and prior visits.