Chapter 10 - Managing the office medical records. In this chapter you will learn: Describe the equipment and supplies needed for filing medical records, list and describe the various types of filing systems, discuss the benefits of each type of system, discuss the advantages of color coding the files, explain how to set up and use a tickler file,...
Trang 2105 Explain how to set up and use a tickler file.
Trang 12A busy medical office is considering changing their current filing equipment. Which equipment would you recommend to this noncomputerized office that will afford more persons to retrieve files at the same time?
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A busy medical office is considering changing their current filing equipment. Which equipment would you recommend to this noncomputerized office that will afford more persons to retrieve files at the same time?
Filing shelves would be a great system if adequate
space is available
Trang 14•Files are arranged in alphabetical order
•Files are labeled with the patient’s last name first, then first name and middle initial
•Organizes files by numbers instead of names
•Patients are assigned sequential numbers
•This system is often used with highly confidential information
Trang 15Color Coding
Used to distinguish files
within a filing system
Trang 17a Names of patients that missed appointments twodays ago
b June medical conference dates just received in the mail
c Names of patients seen today for their annual checkup
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Trang 18a Names of patients that missed appointments twodays ago
Trang 19Generally the medical assistant files three types of items:
New PatientRecordFolders
IndividualDocuments
ForExistingFolders
PreviouslyFiledPatientRecordFolders
Trang 20The Filing Process (cont.)
Get the accumulated files in order. This will save time when storing the folders.
Place the files in the appropriate location, so they can easily be retrieved when needed.
Place an identifying mark to ensure that the file is put in the correct place.
Trang 24Do a complete search of the office to try and locate the file. If the file is not recovered within 24 to 48 hours, it may be considered lost
Lost files can have potentially devastating consequences
Trang 26The medical assistant is training a new employee that will primarily be responsible for the medical records. The new employee asks “Can I first sort the charts, then inspect
them?” List the 5 steps to filing in the correct order and provide an explanation to this question.
Trang 27Storing
Trang 28Basic Storage Options
Computer StorageMicrofilm
Trang 31 A retention schedule decides how long different types of
patient records are to be kept in the office once they become inactive or closed.
Trang 32requests that copies of her annual physical examination forms that she submitted while employed be mailed to her home
address. How would you handle this?
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Trang 33requests that copies of her annual physical examination forms that she submitted while employed be mailed to her home
address. How would you handle this?
You should get this request in writing and then proceed to locate the records. The Labor Standards Act specifies that employee health records must be kept for three years, so they should be on hand at the office.
Trang 34Managing the Office Medical Records