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Interoperability Proving Ground (IPG) submissions within the ONC Tech Lab are submitted by healthcare, technology and development organizations that are invested in Health IT and Interoperability and want to share, learn and collaborate with similar stakeholders in the US, and around the world.

To view all submissions, please view the IPG link located within the ONC Techlab.

CHIME $1 Million National Patient ID Challenge

Description 
The CHIME National Patient ID Challenge is a global competition aimed at incentivizing new, early-stage, and experienced innovators to accelerate the creation and adoption of a solution for ensuring 100 percent accuracy in identifying patients in the U.S.  Patients want the right treatment and providers want information about the right patient to provide the right treatment.  Patients also want to protect their privacy and feel secure that their identity is safe.
Start Date 
01/19/2016
Projected End Date 
02/19/2017
Project Tags 
  • HIPAA
  • interoperability
  • medical errors
  • patient identificatioin
  • Patient Matching
  • Privacy
  • safety
  • Security
Project Point of Contact: msavickisremove@removechimecentral.org
Project Results 
None