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Chapter 9
Other Medical Records/ Health Information Clerk Functions
Term | Definition |
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Amendment of birth certificate | Filing a change with the state because information on the original birth certificate was incorrect or omitted. |
Dictation system | The recorders on which physicians dictate reports and the management software that lists each dictation job by date, time, dictator, report type, and so forth. |
Paternity declaration | A legal document used to establish paternity of a child when the mother and father are not married to each other. |
Registration of birth | Completing the required birth certificate form and filing it with the state department of health. |
Transcription log | A list of all dictation recorded by date received and transcribed, type, of report, patient name, and physician dictating. |
Transcription system | The computers on which transcriptionists produce reports and the word processing software that assists them. |