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Blesi8e Ch26 Terms
[MO1] The Medical Record [Tier 01]
Term | Definition |
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audit | inspection |
charting | process that lays out a chronological account of the patients treatment as well as the need for further follow-up |
chief complaint | noted in the patient's medical record as the main reason for the patient's visit |
CHEDDAR | acronym that provides a structured charting method for data acquired during a routine health care visit |
chronologic | refers to filing according to date |
documentation | both the act of preparing and the evidence created when a health care professional records information regarding a patient assessment and treatment |
ethnicity | demographic term that indicates what societal group a patient identifies with |
history physical impression plan (HPIP) | a similar system to SOAP of recording medical information about a patient |
indexing | a system of cross-referencing information contained in office files so that the data may be searched using different characteristics |
meaningful use | a term used by government agencies for improving patient care and outcomes through evaluating treatment patterns and necessity of treatment |
objective | information that can be observed; vital signs, lab results, diagnostic test results |
privacy officer | the person designated by a health care organization who handles and oversees the maintenance of protected health information |
problem-oriented medical record (POMR) | a system used to collect specific pieces of information regarding a patient during a health care visit. |
progress notes | record of continuing progress and treatment of a patient |
purge | to clean out; purge files of those patient who are no longer being seen by the provider |
subjective | information supplied by the patient regarding routine information about the patient, personal, medical and family history as well as their chief complaint. |
SOAP | one fo the most widely used methods of charting to collect patient encounter information |
tickler file | a chronological file commonly used as a follow-up method for a particular date. |