Describe the uses and values of medical records to Physicians?
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Medical and health records are created primarily to provide patient care or improve the health of our society. They give a reliable account of events over a specific period of time, allowing efficient communication between health professionals in the interest of the patient or community\nSometimes practitioners will draw on old records to understand previous history if a case is reactivated. \nOther users include historians who are studying the history of medicine, as well as those looking at aspects of social history and countless other subject\n\nMedical records at the Archives are sometimes used to ensure the accountability of practitioners and institutions or for legal purposes. Police officers and former inmates of government institutions have conducted research at the Archives of Ontario to investigate cases of abuse or patient rights. \n\n \nHealth records have been used as evidence to support litigation or claims for compensation, and in the context of provincial inquiries. \n\n \n\nMedical records are sometimes used in teaching, so that practitioners-in-training can learn from the work of others or gain knowledge about the history of the health care professions\nMedical researchers use archival records to study topics such as disease patterns and the effect of treatments over time. Those researching the relationship between genetics and disease try to establish a detailed family history documenting the mental and physical health of all blood relatives in the family tree. This methodology is being used in the research on hereditary factors and schizophrenia.
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Your rights under state law depend on what state you're in, which you don't say. The federal law that applies is called HIPAA, which you can find here: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/privacy.html\n\nGenerally, you have a right to read and have a copy of your doctor's records, as long as you pay the cost of copying. If the doctor wrote a note to a doctor covering for him that was not made part of your medical record, you may find it was discarded after the visit and not part of your file.
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Take old doctor's note, white all the information, make a copy, and fill in the iformation for now.  Voila! instant doctor's note.  Don't white out his name though, that is hard to copy.  After you have done this make another copy so it looks real.
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Noting the date and time of medical symptoms, problems, temporary improvement can be very useful to the doctor and other medical personnel.  These cannot be remembered without recording.  Depending on the condition, observations can also include each day's diet, periodic weight, exercise, missed medications, whatever is pertinent.
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do you mean documents if so things like shot records and other phyiscal work ups you doctor has performed
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Your doctor's office should have one. Otherwise, you could just write on a piece of paper that you authorize your (or your child's) medical records to be released to so-and-so, then sign and date it.
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Contact your states Medical Board. You can usually pull up physician practice records form their website.\nBest Wishes ! Mare
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it's important to have some idea of what the hell a doctor might have written on the chart in order to code it...\n\nand coding correctly is crucial to making sure the patient gets the benefits he's entitled to.
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Like the other person had said your age is a big deal in this but if you have a picture ID and can just go to your doctors office and ask for a request form to get all medical records they have to its a fedral law to e able to obtain your medical information its call the HIPPA act and all hospitals adn doctors offices use this act to be able to keep privet things privet is all. You should have no problem and if so get your mom and dad to help out with this I dont see why they would have a problem with it at all. You just want your own records and its your right to have them. You will need a form from each place you want records from and in most cases yo ucan fax the form to the office.
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Here are some explanations which I think may be useful..\n\nAnd it is the answer for Question no 1\n\nMedical transcription, also known as MT, is an allied health profession which deals in the process of transcribing or converting recorded dictations by physicians and/or other healthcare professionals regarding patient medical record to a written text. This written text may be stored as printed and/or electronic data. The electronic storage of medical records are the preferred means of most medical professionals in order to document patient care and facilitate healthcare delivery regardless of geographical distance. Medical transcription establishes document format, data entry, corrects spelling and medical terminology errors, transcribe/edit documents, and complies with medical-legal policies and procedures.\n\nAn individual who performs medical transcription is known as a medical transcriptionist, or less frequently and incorrectly, a medical transcriber. A medical transcriptionist is the one responsible for documenting patient medical records. The term medical transcriber may also refer to electronic equipment used to perform medical transcription.\n\nIt is the Answer for Question no 2\n\nKnowledge, Skills and Abilities u gain from learning MT\n\nKnowledge of medical terminology \nTranscription skills. \nAbility to sort, check, count, and verify numbers. \nSkill in the use of operating basic office equipment. \nAbility to follow routine verbal and written instructions. \nAbility to document work in progress. \nRecords maintenance skills. \n\nThough there r so many advantages u may gain from learning MT, I currently don't see anything which may be useful for filmaking and acting class.. I mean the above abilities are not essentail directly for your class,  it may be useless in the field of acting and filmaking....\nBut in some ways u can use that knowledge if u r making some kinda movies which may contain medical explanations..\n\nAnd if you wanna find another profession when u are not absorbed any more by filmaking and acting, it may serve u as a second profession u can choose..
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Good luck...its hard to unring the bell sometimes. Your existing medical records are out there and there is little you can do to "erase" them.\n\nYou can limit some of the future information from getting too wide spread.  A new federal law on medical privacy, HIPAA, went into effect April 14, 2003.  See the link below
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I think all medical records go to missouri or something...I got mine in the mail.....if you'd like I can look for the address and send you a 360 message with it........
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DMV records of licensed operators and vehicles\nMedical records at your local hospital\nAll of your insurance policies\nAll of your credit cards\nAll of your banking records\nAll of your tax records\nAll of your utility accounts\nYour phone bill and phone records\nAll of your school records\n\nThis is just the tip of the iceberg.  If you can't figure out the importance of databases (and the need for security) then there's nothing that I can do to help you.
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if u have heard this in ny state then it must be   Digital Record of Patients for Enhanced Analysis & Medication (DREAM) this is an software for the us doctors to keep the record of the patients for future refrences
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Medical records and release of information is part of what is the HIPPA law...This law was established several years ago when President Clinton was in office. It protects you and me against release of private personal medical information unless authorized by you to parties that deem it necessary for your care. This means when go to a physician/dentist, you sign release of information permission so that they can disclose information about you for insurance purposes or get medical information about you for your care. This also means that they can only ask for information when it is necessary and only what is needed. This doesn't give everyone connected with your care to have free ability to delve into your medical or personal information for "just good reading." If it can be proven that your personal and or medical information was released without your permission or obtained other than to provide care for you, you can sue that person or establishment. I would read more about the HIPPA law to know all the details. I know this information because I am a nurse and practice it everyday.
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As mentioned, this is a federal law, so there really aren't any state by state issues.\n\nHIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) gives the patient the right to view their records.  It does not matter if the practitioner is an MD, PhD, MSW, etc.  The practitioner (all of the above) can choose to redact portions of the record if they feel that the material can cause safety issues for the patient, but they cannot refuse the entire record.\n\nThe practitioner may charge reasonable fees for providing a copy of your record, as he is right in stating the record belongs to him.\n\nIf you don't get a resolution, you may file a complaint with  the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 509F HHH Building, Washington, D.C. 20201\n\nPlease don't consider this legal advice in any way, but I work for a behavioral health care organization, and I asked our HIPAA compliance officer who confirmed the above to be accurate.
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Medical Claims and Billing- A person who holds this title fills out all of the insurance claim forms and bills patients.\n\nMedical Coding is assigning diagnosis and procedures in the medical record with a code.  There are separate coding classifications for both inpatient and outpatient diagnoses and procedures.  These codes are used for insurance reporting, as well as for collecting statistics.\n\nMedical Transcription is when a person listens to dictated audio reports that a doctor has recorded about an encounter with a patient.  The medical transcriptionist listens to these reports on a headset and types out the report.  The report is then printed and becomes part of the patients medical record.