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U.S. MATCH IT Act Aims to Strengthen Patient Privacy and Safety in Healthcare

by Shreeya

The Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT Act of 2025 (MATCH IT) marks a significant step in enhancing patient safety and privacy within the U.S. healthcare system.

Led by Representatives Mike Kelly and Bill Foster, this bipartisan legislation targets the critical issue of patient misidentification while also promoting improved interoperability between healthcare systems.

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The MATCH IT Act seeks to standardize and protect patient demographic data within certified health IT products, establishing a voluntary, anonymous system to measure patient match rates. This will improve healthcare efficiency, reduce errors, and enhance privacy without adding undue burdens on providers.

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One of the central goals of the MATCH IT Act is to address the persistent challenge of patient misidentification, which has long contributed to medical errors, unnecessary costs, and even fatalities.

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The legislation is designed to improve the accuracy of patient matching, ultimately reducing the risks of incorrect treatments and streamlining the patient care process.

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The act has received significant support from organizations like the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), which praised the effort to decrease rates of patient misidentification and improve care.

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) also supports the initiative, calling it a crucial step toward improving healthcare efficiency and data integrity.

In addition to improving patient safety, the MATCH IT Act is poised to address financial inefficiencies, such as the added costs from duplicate medical records and insurance claim denials. The act’s broader aim is to create a more secure, efficient, and patient-centric healthcare system, with growing bipartisan support and industry backing promising a positive impact on healthcare outcomes and costs.

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