Final answer:
The statement that a search in EMPI will always return with a weight of 100% is false. EMPI provides a match weight indicating the confidence level, which may be less than 100%.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement that when searching EMPI (Enterprise Master Patient Index), the search for your patient will always return with a weight of 100% is False. EMPI systems are designed to provide a likelihood or confidence score indicating how closely the found record matches the search criteria; this score is known as the match weight.
A weight of 100% signifies an exact match, but depending on the quality of the data entered and the search parameters used, the match weight could be less than 100%.
It is possible to get different match weights, representing varying degrees of certainty that the patient record returned is the correct one you are seeking.