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Health Records
Different notes used in the medical setting
Term | Definition |
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Clinic Note | How health care professionals document a visit in an office setting. May be handwritten, dictated, or electronic. |
Consult Note | A note from a visit to a specialist. Can be written as a letter. |
Emergency Department Note | Mix of completed diagnostic tests, patient assessments, and a plan from an ED visit. |
Admission Summary | Summary from medical professional detailing the assessment and plan upon admitting a patient |
Discharge Summary | Summary of admission details, details pertaining to a patients hospital stay, and the follow up. This note leads with diagnosis. |
Operative Report | Report from a surgeon that documents the surgery and the outcome. The report leads with diagnosis. |
Daily Hospital Note/ Progress Note | Health care professionals daily documentation of a patients stay. |
Radiology Report | Reason for ordering image, how image was performed, what was seen, and the assessment from the Radiologist |
Pathology Report | Reason for study, what was seen, and the assessment from the Pathologist. |
Prescription | Instructions written by a medical professional advising the use of medication or treament. |