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chapter 13 medical record
Question | Answer |
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What is the purpose of Medical Records | Maintain pt.'s health information |
A complete & accurate medical record is a combo of: | pt.'s medical history, known family history pt.'s personal history, pt.'s personal history, social habits, med/allergies, occupational exposures, test performed. |
pt.'s personal info includes: | Demographic info, age, ethnicity, occupation, insurance info |
Charting: | a process that lays out a chronological account of the pt.'s reports, evaluation, prescribed treatment & need for f/u |
legal document | medical record that also serves as a legal document |
legal document supports | pt.'s account of injury |
legal document defense | for the provider against legal action |
chart belongs to.... | the practice |
all interactions w/ the pt.'s are | documented |
when documenting use_______ ink | black |
if errors are made, cross out w/ a | single line through it |
write correction where? | above or next to it and then initial |
H.I.P.A.A means | Health, Insurance, Portability, accountability, Act of 1996 |
H.I.P.A.A maintains the | privacy of pt.'s health info |
privacy officer duties are.. | to keep track of who has access to PHI (Protect Health Information) |
H.I.P.A.A applies to... | medical records, computers, conversations, financial info |
pt.'s flies are arranged in... | orderly fashion in sections |
Progress notes go on what side of record | on the right, w/ labs and physicals |
demographics go on what side od record | on the left, w/ authorization, forms, meds list and immunizations |
when filing the most current info it goes.. | on the top |
subject data is | info supplied by the pt. |
chief complaint is | pt.'s own words for the reason for visit |
objective data is | info obtained by the doctor or MA by exam |
pt.'s 1st visit must provide | demographic info |
demographics refers to... | d/o/b, marital status, phone#'s |
always ask pt. if they have... | allergies and what meds they are on or have taken |
step 1 of pt.'s screening | call pt. from waiting room by full name |
step 2 of pt.'s screening | introduce your name and title |
step 3 of pt.'s screening | take a seat in chair/exam table |
step 4 of pt.'s screening | ask pt. for CC |
how do you help pt. with CC | ask questions.(how long, where, how bad) |
step 5 of pt.'s screening | ask about meds/allergies |
once completed step 6 is? | review the cc with pt. |
step 7 of pt.'s screening | ask if they have questions, notify when MD will be in |
Imaging procedures include: | MRI,CT Scan, x-rays, ultra sound |
lab info consists of.... | blood work, urinalysis, pathology/cytology |
lab results are either | positive or negative (abnormal) (normal) |
labs w/ critical values should be... | highlighted, noted, & presented to the provider |
meds are documented in the | medication section of the chart |
complete medication entries include | prescriber, med name, dose, site, time, observation period, pt.'s response to meds |
copies of RX are also placed in | the chart |
P.O.M.R stands for | Problem Oriented Medical Record |
P.O.M.R organized according to the pt.'s | health problems |
S.O.A.P stands for | subjective objective assessment plan |
H.P.I.P | history physical impression plan |
C.H.E.D.D.A.R | chief complaint history examination details drugs & dosage assessment return |
filling medical steps | Inspection, Indexing, Coding, Sorting, Storing |
filling systems | alphabetic, numerical, Chronolgical |
Tickler file | f/u method for a particular date. can be expanding file. offices have pt. fill out a card as a reminder. tickler must be check every day. |
purging means to | cleaning out. |
HIPPA requires all medical records be kept for | 6 years |
records of the deceased are kept for... | 2 years |