Week Three Flashcards
(23 cards)
Caption
Method of designation used on file guides
Accession Record (numeric system)
Log book used to assign numbers to correspondence or patients
Cross Reference
Notation in a file to direct the reader to a specific record that may be filed under more than one name or subject
Indexing
Selecting the name, subject, or number under which to file a record and determining the order in which the units should be considered
Key Unit
First indexing unit of the filing segment
Out Guide or Sheet
Card, folder, or slip of paper inserted temporarily in the files to replace a record that has been retrieved from the files
Problem-Oriented Medical Record (POMR)
A type of patient chart record keeping that uses a sheet at a prominent location in the chart to list vital identification data.
Purging
Method of maintaining order in the files by separating active from inactive and closed files
Soap/Soaper
Acronym for patient progress note based on Subjective impressions(S), Objective clinical evidence(O), Assessment or diagnosis(A), and Plans for further studies(P)
Source-Oriented Medical Record (SOMR)
The type of patient chart record keeping that includes separate sections for different sources of patient in formation.
Such as laboratory reports, pathology reports, and progress notes.
Tickler File
System to remind of action to be taken on a certain date
Unit
Each part of a name (business or person), words, or numbers that will be indexed and coded for filing
Chart Notes (Progress notes)
Providers formal or informal notes about presenting problem, physical findings, and plan for treatment for a patient examined in the office, clinic, acute care center, or emergency department
Chief Complaints (CC)
Specific symptom or problem for which the patient is seeing the provider today
Discharge Summary (DS)
Medical reports that document the hospitalization history of a patient
Gross examination
Viewing specimens with the naked eye
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Government rules, regulations, and procedures resulting from legislation designed to protect the confidentiality of patient information
History of Present Illness (HPI)
The chronologic description of the development of the patients illness
Out Sourcing
The practice of contracting with a service outside of the clinic or hospital to a company where the task can be accomplished at a lower cost and with a faster turnaround time
Operative Report (OR)
Medical reports generated to describe the gross and microscopic examinations performed during a surgical procedure
Pathology Report
Medical reports generated to describe the gross and microscopic examinations performed during a surgical procedure
Quality Assurance (QA)
Process that provides accurate, complete, consistent health care documentation in a timely manner while making every reasonable effort to resolve inconsistencies, inaccuracies, risk management issues, and other problems
Review of Systems (ROS)
Inquires about the system directly related to the problems identified in the history of the present illness