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Lawmakers Take Another Stab to Improve Patient ID Matching

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Bipartisan 'Match IT Act' Aims to Reduce Risk of Medical Mistakes, Privacy Mishaps Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • March 12, 2025

Patient ID matching mistakes are potentially deadly and pose serious threats to patient privacy, said a bipartisan pair of lawmakers who are sponsoring a bill to address the problem (Image: Getty Images)

Two Congressmen are taking another bipartisan stab at trying to pass legislation aimed at improving patient identity matching to help reduce mistakes that put patient privacy and safety at risk. The two lawmakers - Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and Bill Foster, D-Ill., have reintroduced the Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT Act of 2025 - or MATCH IT.

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The pair in February 2024 introduced an earlier version of the same bill - the MATCH IT Act or 2024. The House Ways and Means Committee - of which Kelly is a member - referred ...


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