•Sample
Size/Response(%) and Outcome
–Outpatient
Written 33/60% 75% correct*
–Inpatient
Written 33/60% 56% correct*
–Telephone 33/47% 23% correct*
–*most incorrect responses
were phonetic misspelling of the name
•In
13 of 17 studies (76%), no mix-up with an existing name occurred
•In
4 studies, actual mis-identification occurred (2 acceptable; 2
unacceptable)