0. Overview
0.
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The
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goal
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of
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PATIENT
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registration
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is
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to
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identify
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a
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PATIENT,
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as
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well
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as
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capturing
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some
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basic
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demographic
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information;
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See
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also
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point
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7.
1.
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PATIENT
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may
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get
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registered
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in
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various
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ways.
2.
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The
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most
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visible
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way
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is
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having
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their
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info
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entered
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by
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a
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CLERK.
3.
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Most
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hospitals
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have
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legacy
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data,
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as
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paper,
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or
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excel,
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these
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may
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be
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taken
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care
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of
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by
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TECHNICIANS.
4.
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PATIENT
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info
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may
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be
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entered
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offline
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as
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well,
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by
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Community
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Health
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Workers.
5.
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PATIENT
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registration
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may
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be
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delayed
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when
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there
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is
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an
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emergency.
6.
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Most
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other
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actions
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performed
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by
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medical
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workers
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directly
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rely
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on
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PATIENT
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record,
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so
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registration
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is
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very
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important.
7.
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In
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addition
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to
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point
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0,
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the
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goal
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of
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this
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step
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is
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also
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to
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assign
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a
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PATIENT
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to
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a
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department.
1. Info Accuracy
1.
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It
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is
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very
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important
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to
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accurately
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record
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PATIENT
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info,
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especially
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those
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related
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to
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identity.
2.
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In
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countries
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like
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India
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there
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are
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many
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working
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languages,
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names
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may
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be
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romanized
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in
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different
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ways,
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thus
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making
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retrieving
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correct
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data
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difficult.
3.
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When
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it
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is
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overly
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time-consuming
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or
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inconvenient
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to
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find
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a
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record,
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most
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CLERKS
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will
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instead
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try
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to
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create
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a
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new
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one,
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causing
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duplication
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and
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loss
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of
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past
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history.
4.
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The
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same
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happens
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to
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localtion,
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e.g.
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village
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names,
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where
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a
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mistyped
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name
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could
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cause
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a
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duplicate
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record
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to
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be
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created.
5.
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A
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lot
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of
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info
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could
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be
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collected
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by
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Bahmni,
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but
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little
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of
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them
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is
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of
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real
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use,
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we
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need
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to
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be
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aware
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of
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that,
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as
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well
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as
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the
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cost
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associated
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with
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keeping
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those
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info
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private
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and
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secure.