[Evaluation of the launch of an unambiguous patient identification strategy in the hospitals of the Valencian Healthcare Agency (Spain)].

Introduction And Objective: Identification problems are associated with errors arising in the course of providing patient care. To improve patient safety, a universal and unambiguous identification system is required. The aim of this study was to assess the experience of designing, implementing and evaluating the launch of a strategy for unambiguous patient identification, using an identification bracelet in all the hospitals of the Valencian Healthcare Agency.