Records Controls HCR 210 April 21‚ 2013 Records Controls Small‚ medium‚ and large facilities take many security measures to protect their business and clients. In an effort to keep patient records safe there are secure file rooms‚ password protected computers‚ doors that require access codes or key cards‚ among other things. If records were not secured‚ medical facilities would run the risk of confidential material getting into the wrong hands. There are differences and similarities in the
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Check-Point: Patient Self Determination Act HCR/210 PATIENT RECORDS: KEEPING IT REAL December 17‚ 2010 According to the Federal Law‚ The Patient Self- Determination Act requires all health care facilities to provides every patient with informed and consented information about their right to make decisions regarding their health. These are called Advance Medical Directives. Patients are also provided with information about state laws that may impact legal choices in making health care decisions
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Record Organization HCR/210 January 15‚ 2012 There are a few differences and similarities among small‚ medium‚ and large facilities concerning the organization of patient records and in how they handle loose reports. I have noticed that most facilities prefer that their loose records are permanently anchored in their charts‚ which makes sense to me because it prevents the loose reports from being misplaced and lost. However‚ the different sizes of facilities tend to organize patient
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QUESTION | Small Facility | Medium-sized Facility | Large Facility | 1. Approximately how many patient records does your department or facility handle in a typical day? | | | | | About 20 patient records a day. | About 80 patient records per day. | About 500 patient records per day. | | | | | | About 15 per day. | About 4 on average | About 115 on average | 2. Are records in your facility in paper or electronic format? If paper‚ are they centralized or decentralized
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similarities among small‚ medium‚ and large facilities with the organization of patient files and the handling of loose reports. I have spotted between the small‚ medium‚ and large facilities they all like their loose files to be permanently anchored in the charts. There was a few that went by what their policy and procedures were and by group decision. Most facilities like their reports to be permanently anchored in the patients charts at all times. Having charts permanently anchored would seem to make
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Validity means that the information that has been collected and ready to be presented should be unbiased. It also means that the information should be representative and verifiable by an outside source as if it isn’t then the validity of the data is compromised and therefore considered unpresentable. To check that the information is valid you can check the format that the information is being presented in. An example of validity within a business is when they have their accounts audited as an auditor
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The importance of making timely deposits Tricia Saunders HS210 7/30/2013 Mary is the new Medical Assistant that Dr. Hart just hired. She has been with him and his practice for three months now. Mary noticed that Dr. Hart has always trusts his staff and does not have a good system for controlling the cash coming in. Unfortunately‚ situations happen like this all the time. This could easily lead to a big problem for the doctor and his practice. There are several reasons why making a timely
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1. What is the potential impact of the copy/paste functionality on the integrity of the data and information contained in an EHR? The copy/paste function opens the possibility for fraud‚ medical error and risk for malpractice claims. Fraud could occur when a copy/paste function is used and than an insurance company is billed for the procedure/services 2 or 3 times. When in reality the procedure/service was only completed once. Medical error can occur with the copy/paste function‚ when
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reasoning for not filing incident reports in medical records? Provide examples of three incidents and explain why they could be problematic in patients’ files. The purpose of an incident report is not to produce information for the patient’s record. The purpose of an incident report is to inform risk management of the issue‚ and quality improvement of areas to be evaluated. If there is some part of the incident which needs to be in the patient’s record‚ such as what occurred‚ and what was done to
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Checkpoint: Internet Databases Crystal Weathers HCR/210 October 7‚ 2011 Lyndsey Jacobs I think that the benefits of having medical information electronically stored in an internet database can be many things. One of the major benefits would be if something happened to you or a loved one and the ambulance needs to pick them up‚ they can have access to your information. This can in turn help save your life. The information is already in the database in the event that you do not remember or
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