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Chapter 4
Processing Medical Records
Term | Definition |
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Imprinter plate | A plastic plate, similar to a charge card, on which identifying information, such as the patient's name, age, account number, and medical record number, are embossed. The embossed card is then used in a machine with ink to imprint the information from the |
Permanent file | The file area for records whose documentation is complete. |
Preadmission | Collection of patient demographic and insurance information prior to the patient's admission. |
Record retrieval | Identifying the location of a record and pulling from the files. |
Requisition | A document used in an outguide to identify the record that has been pulled. |
Thinned record | Removal of the oldest portions of a record for the nursing unit binder when the record becomes too large for the binder. |
Temporary folder | A file folder created to house an incomplete medical record until it is ready to be filed in the original folder. |