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;;7.1;PATIENT REGISTRATION;;AUG 25,2005
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;;The Indian Health Service (IHS) is working to improve the
;;quality of its hardcopy and automated medical records. An
;;important element of the medical record is the Social Security
;;Number (SSN). SSNs Help IHS to more quickly and accurately find
;;specific medical records and to unduplicate medical records.
;;The result is better patient care since an SSN allows IHS and
;;tribal contract employees to keep a better record of a) a
;;patient's health history, b) what medicines a patient has taken
;;and should take, c) what health treatment a patient was given
;;and should get, d) patient allergies (if any) and e) follow-up
;;care if needed. A SSN also allows tribal contractors to more
;;effectively bill third parties ( e.g., insurance companies,
;;Medicare, and Medicaid) for care provided to patients with such
;;coverage.
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;;In order to ensure that it has complete and accurate SSNs on
;;file, IHS uses information that is available from other
;;government organizations. The Social Security Administration
;;and Medicaid are IHS' principal sources of SSN information. The
;;SSN listed below was provided to IHS. We believe it is your SSN
;;since the name, date of birth, and sex associated with the SSN
;;match the information you provided to us.
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;;Please review the SSN that is listed below and let us know if
;;it is incorrect. Thank you for helping IHS do a better job for
;;you.
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;; Sincerely,
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;; George Washington
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