Chapter 4 - Medical Documentation - Lesson 1

Terms involved with documenting medical records

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Health Record
Written or graphic record documenting facts and events during the care of patients.
Contents of a Health Record
Patient Registration Form
Medical Record
History and Physical Examination Notes or Reports
Progress or chart notes
Consultation Reports
Imaging and x-ray reports
Laboratory reports
Immunization Record
Consent and Authorization Forms
Operative Report
Pathology Report
Contents of a Health Record in a Hospital setting
Also includes:
Face Sheet
Physician's Orders
Discharge Summary Sheet
POR System
Problem Oriented Record System
POR Consists of
Database
Problem List
Plan
Progress Notes
POR Sheets Also can Contain
Record for blood sugar levels
Blood Pressure
Weight
Immunizations
Medication Refilss
SOR System
Source Oriented Record System
SOR System are arranged according to the following system
History and Physical Examination
Progress Notes
Laboratory Tests
Radiology Reports
Surgical Operations
Integrated Record Filing System
Documents are filed in reverse chronological order.
More difficult to locate data because they are scattered throughout the record.
EHR
Electronic Health Record System
The Electronic Health Record System is a collection of
Medical Information about the past and present
Future Information
Links data from many information systems
EHR vs EMR (Electronic Medical Record)
EMR is the physician's individual electronic medical system
Attending Physician
Hospital Staff Member who is legally responsible for the care and treatment given to the patient.
Consulting Physician
Provider whose opinions are requested by another physician.
The medical (health) record should be:
Complete
accurate
legible