Demographics
1 October 2019
How can I be sure that the patient I am seeing in Malaffi is the same patient in my EMR?
Malaffi is utilising a market-leading patient matching system which ensures the right patient is accurately matched to the right record.
If you are concerned that the patient you are viewing in Malaffi is not the same as the patient in your EMR, please take note of the MRN and raise a ticket with your technical support services. They will then raise this with Malaffi Support.
Why is my patients’ name spelt differently in Malaffi to in my EMR?
Demographics in Malaffi are updated regularly from the source EMR’s connected to Malaffi. The information that you see in the Malaffi patient record is the last updated information which may be from an organisation other than your own where they may have recorded the patients name slightly differently in their EMR.
If you are concerned that the patient in Malaffi is not the same as the patient in your EMR, please record the MRN and raise a ticket with your technical support services. They will then raise this with Malaffi Support.
Why is my patients’ Date of Birth different in Malaffi to in my EMR?
Demographics in Malaffi are updated regularly from the source EMR’s connected to Malaffi. The information that you see in the Malaffi patient record is the last updated information which may be from an organisation other than your own where they may have recorded the date of birth information incorrectly and/or only captured the correct year of birth.
If you are concerned that the patient in Malaffi is not the same as the patient in your EMR, please record the MRN and raise a ticket with your technical support services. They will then raise this with Malaffi Support.