Patient Synchronized Applications supports viewing data for a single patient among otherwise independent and unlinked applications on a user s workstation.  Its implementation reduces the repetitive tasks of selecting the same patient in multiple applications.  It also improves patient safety by reducing the chance of medical errors caused by viewing the wrong patient s data.  Its ability to work with the Patient Identifier Cross-referencing for MPI - provides a seamless environment both for the clinician and the IT staff.   This profile leverages the HL7 CCOW standard specifically for patient subject context management.