A new patient presents to the clinic for their first appointment and provides a driver's license at check-in. The medical assistant notes the patient's full name and address from the ID. Which of the following pieces of information is most critical for the medical assistant to verbally confirm with the patient to ensure proper identification?
To ensure patient safety and accurate medical records, it is standard practice to use at least two patient identifiers. The most common and critical identifiers are the patient's full name and date of birth. Even when a patient provides a photo ID, it is essential to verbally confirm their date of birth to prevent misidentification, which could lead to serious medical errors, billing issues, and privacy breaches. While the address is a demographic data point, it is not considered a primary unique identifier for clinical purposes.
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