ISO/AWI TS 22220

Abstract

This document specifies procedures and data elements needed to accurately identify persons

including subjects of care and individual care providers.

It is applicable to the positive, consistent identification of persons in health and social care

settings. It provides guidance on its application in both manual and automated systems and

makes recommendations about the nature and form of identifiers and the management of

identification processes.

It does not apply to the collection and processing of data for purposes other than the

identification of persons and their associated records, even though some of the data elements

collected for identification may be used for other purposes such as the determination and

delivery of care, the compilation of statistics, contact tracing and reimbursement.

This standard contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goal

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