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Med Rec #1
Med Rec
Term | Definition |
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Abstracting | collection of data from the medical record for statistical and planning purposes |
Analysis | Reviewing the medical record to determine that all required documentation is present including signatures and reports |
Cancer Registry | A database of patients diagnosed with cancer |
coding | Assignment of numbers or diagnoses and or procedures using the current edition of a coding classification system such as the International Classification of Diseases or Current Procedural Terminology |
Deficiency slip | A document that identifies deficiencies in documentation |
Healthcare Provider | An individual or facility, such as a hospital, that provides healthcare to a patient |
JCAHO | Joint Commission on the Accreditation of the Healthcare Organizations |
Litigation | Lawsuit |
Medical Record Number | A unique number assigned to a medical record in order to identify it |
Medical Transcription | Interpretation and typing of reports dictated by physicians and other healthcare personnel |
Medicare | Federal insurance for patients over 65 or for the disabled |
Performance Improvement | Evaluating the overall performance of a healthcare facility, from the environment to patient care, with the purpose of continuous improvement |
periodical | A magazine or journal published at specific periods, for example, weekly, or monthly |
Physician incomplete area | Area of health info management department where physicians come to patient care , with the purpose of continuous improvement |
Physician Progress Note | handwritten or typed entries made by the physician regarding the patient's progress during hospitalization or other treatment |
Risk Management | Addressing the risk to which patients, visitors, hospital staff, vendors, and others are expposed |
Third Party | A person or entity, such as insurance company, other than tthe healthcare facility or patient |