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Design Guidance – Patient Identification Number Input and Display (PDF format)

Guidance – Patient ID Number Input and Display

This Design Guidance is one of nine documents relating to patient demographic data which have been adopted by the Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care (ISB) as a full standard for implementation in healthcare systems. Further information can be found at Information Standards Board.

Introduction

The Design Guidance – Patient Identification Number Input and Display document describes the guidance and recommendations for the input and display of patient identification numbers in clinical applications. It enables unambiguous number display, while enhancing patient safety and clinical application usability by:

Providing efficient input controls for entering patient identification numbers in a fast and easy manner
Displaying patient identification numbers in a clear and consistent form, allowing patients to be identified quickly and reliably

Summary

Guidance is given on the display and input of patient identification numbers and focuses on:

The use of an input control to enter patient identification numbers
The structure, formatting, size and permissible characters of the patient identification number field
The use of instructional text for patient identification number elements, including the use of hints, prompts and tooltips

Associated Quick Reference Guides

Quick Implementation Guides (QIG) present Design Guidance content in a more consumable, visual manner. Each QIG contains all design guidance points (mandatory and recommended) accompanied by example diagrams to illustrate their application.

A Crib Sheet is provided that also supports Design Guidance interpretation. Crib Sheets are single page visual summaries of the key guidance points. Each crib sheet focuses on a specific area of guidance, so some design guidance documents have more than one. Hence, you can download the crib sheet that is pertinent to the particular topic you are interested in.

These documents are offered by way of quick reference to already familiar guidance. However, remember that the full and definitive versions of the Design Guidance include further usage examples (showing both correct and incorrect application) and detail the rationale behind the guidance.

Quick Implementation Guides	Crib Sheets
Patient Identification Number Input and Display	Patient Identification Number Input and Display (PDF Format)

Associated Controls and Samples

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