Re: [Gnumed-devel] patient search functionality revisited

[Elizabeth Dodd]

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On Sat, 4 Jan 2003 06:29 pm, Ian Haywood wrote:
> On Sat, 4 Jan 2003 16:29:11 +1100
>
> Elizabeth Dodd <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Currently we want to see the health insurance card, because we have to
> > have that name on the prescriptions.
> > I still get pathology back for Giovanni who turns out to be John on our
> > database. When we finally see the insurance card he will be Giovanni; but
> > only his mother calls him that.
> > so they use an English version of their other language name - how ill we
> > catch these guys?
> > Liz
>
> This is a predictable translation: "Giovanni" will be "John", not "Fred" or
> "Bill". Unfortunately, this practice in common also among Asians, and there
> all bets are off. Matcbing by surname and DOB could be a good way to find
> these people.
Same for the "Joe", born in Italy, who is Bepino on his birth certificate - 
but his insurance card is Joe, and that we use. I ask because one day he'll 
need a death certificate - and that will be for Bepino.
Liz
Liz
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