On this episode of HI Pitch, hear from Julie Pursley, MSHI, RHIA, CHDA, FAHIMA. Julie is AHIMA’s director of health information thought leadership and she discusses the new Project US@ Companion Guide from ONC and AHIMA.

The companion guide offers unified, cross-standards development organization, health care industry-wide operational best practices related to accurate and timely capture and management of patient addresses developed in ONC’s Project US@ Technical Specification Final Version 1.0. It can be used by health information and healthcare professionals to enhance patient identification and matching.