WISEmerge- identify duplicate medical records & maintain a duplicate-free MPI.

Identify and eliminate duplicate medical records with WISEmerge.

WISEmerge offers a process for identifying duplicate medical record numbers in master patient indices, and an ongoing mechanism for maintaining a duplicate-free MPI.

MPI cleanup is essential prior to a system conversion. Record merging can be recorded in the host system or only in the WISEmerge database. In either case, the ultimate result is a final MPI conversion file with duplicates merged for the new system.

Once populated, the WISEmerge patient database uses a number of search algorithms, each with user-defined weight, to identify potential duplicate medical record entries.

WISEware's customer web provides the web portal for viewing your WISEmerge duplicates, flagging true duplicates and indicating the medical record number to retain. Users produce pull lists – sorted according to user preference: by name, terminal digit, or medical record number – to streamline the comparison of physical records and facilitate paper chart merges.

All access to WISEmerge is via secure HTTP (SSL) protocol with 128-bit encryption. Additionally, only authorized users for a facility may access that facility's patient data. In order to expedite MPI cleanup however, access can be granted to appropriate personnel at other facilities or outside contractors as needed.

The basic WISEmerge product is easily upgraded by adding a HL7 interface from a facility's host system to vastly improve the timeliness of catching and merging duplicate medical record numbers before they become duplicate medical records. Or, upgrade WISEmerge by adding a scripting tool to eliminate the manual merging process in the host system, reducing FTE's, and improving efficiency and accuracy.