Module 3 Health Records and Forms Flashcards
What are the three types of health records?
- paper
- electronic (EHR)
- hybrid
Information in a health record can be grouped into what two main categories?
- Administrative
2. Clinical
What is a common clinical documentation method?
SOAP
What does SOAP stand for?
Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
- Traditional paper-based health records organize information by ____ or use of an ____
source or problem, integrated format
EHR’s organize patient information by _____ and _____ type, in _____ order
EHR’s organize patient information by encounter and document type, in chronological order
What are the three traditional sections of source-oriented health records (SOMR)?
Identification Section
Medical Section
Nursing Section
Source oriented health records are organized into _____ categories.
Organized into practitioner categories.
Source-oriented health records are arranged in _____ order while the patient is on the floor, and are then ____ following separation in the facility determined chart order.
chronological order; reassembled following separation
What are the two advantages of source-oriented health records?
- Quickly find individual sheets
- Easy to see the work of each department in providing patient care
quick find, each department’s work
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What are the disadvantages of source-oriented health records?
- difficult to get an overall picture of the patient’s problem(s)
- can’t quickly see all of the patient’s problems
- treatment may overlap therapeutic areas, and may be hard to categorize
overall picture; overlap therapeutic areas; hard to categorize
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What are three traditional sections in problem-oriented health records?
bowel obstruction
diabetes
high blood pressure
What are the advantages of problem-oriented health records?
- creates a HOLISTIC picture of the patient and their care
- a physician can consider each of the problems in CONTEXT with other problems
- GOALS and METHODS of treatment are clearly documented
- QUALITY assurance can be easier
holistic picture; context; goals and methods; quality
HP CG QA
harry potter context goals quality assurance
What are the disadvantages of problem-oriented health records?
- TIME consuming to implement
- may require additional TRAINING for staff
- only successful if most/all physicians seeing a patient are DOCUMENTING this way
TTAP
Health record format where information is organized in strict chronological order without any divisions by source
integrated health records
Health record format where the physician defines and follows each clinical problem individually and organizes them for a solution.
problem-oriented health records
Health record format broadly organized into practitioner categories
source-oriented health records
Health record format where forms from different sources are mixed together
integrated health records
Health record format sorted by origin of report
source-oriented health records
Health record format sorted by each problem
problem-oriented health records
Health record format sorted by date chronologically
integrated health records
What does the S in SOAP stand for?
subjective symptoms; intangible symptoms personal to each patient
What does the O in SOAP stand for?
objective symptoms; measurable symptoms by health professionals
What does the A in SOAP stand for?
assessment or examination
What does the P in SOAP stand for?
plan or course of action
What is an alternate name for a discharge summary?
narrative summary
The history and physical must be completed within how many hours of admission?
within 24 hours after admission and always prior to surgery
What are alternate names for Physician’s Orders?
requisitions, doctors notes
What is the difference between Physician Progress Notes and Multidisciplinary Notes?
progress notes can only be written by physicians involved in the patient’s care; multidisciplinary notes can be completed by any healthcare professional involved in patient care
In the case of a stillborn patient, is a new chart created or is the information filed on the mother’s chart?
Filed on mother’s chart
What are the advantages of using standardized forms?
- reduces cost
- helpful to physicians who move between facilities
- decreased duplication of information results in reduced clerical work, decreased number of errors, increased efficiency
CMPDD
What 3 types of information that should be held in the forms inventory?
- drafts
- approval requests
- authorization (who and when)
All forms used in a facility should be reviewed regularly for what purpose?
- addition of new data elements
- removal of obsolete or repeated data elements
- reformatting for easier use as EHR becomes more advanced
- correction of errors
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What are the roles and responsibilities of healthcare professionals in the completion of forms?
Providing input on data collection requirements, physical layout, user completion, identification, ongoing review, revisions
What is the purpose of forms?
Communication tool between providers, standardization of data collection, ensures documentation consistency, collection of data to support clinical decision making
List some basic principles in forms design.
- consider the purpose, use, and user of the form
- keep it simple
- use headings to identify the purpose
- include the facility ID and patient chart number on each page
- use standard formatting and terminology
- Include guidelines for data collection
- sequence the data in a logical order
- use standardized font type and size
- use shading and lines to separate sections
- use checkboxes/dropdown menus for easy data collection elements
What are the advantages of having forms in an EHR?
- Can add built-in edits and present entry requirements to ensure accurate and consistent data collection
- Allow for various methods of inputting and retrieving information (voice recognition, scanning, direct entry, etc)
- Has the potential to decrease workload and minimize errors
list the basic principles in EHR forms design.
- Ensure users aren’t arbitrarily designing their own forms (have policies and guidelines to follow)
- Ensure all legal requirements are met so that necessary data elements are included and confidentiality maintained
- Have an audit trail that can be monitored
- Ensure efficiency and integration into your EHR
- Maintain the same specifications as paper forms
- Control the printing of forms
- Provide standardized terminology (data dictionary)
- Provide unauthorized changes/duplications
- Ensure that forms can be indexed/scanned
History of all editions of forms in use in a facility that includes drafts, approval requests, and authorization
forms inventory
What are the components of forms identification?
- title identifying form and its use
- numerical identification system (ex bar code)
- creation and revision dates
The act of regularly reviewing forms
forms analysis
Forms analysis focuses on which 4 areas?
- addition of new data elements
- removal of obsolete or repeated data elements
- reformatting for easier use as EHR become more advanced
- correction of errors
What is the main purpose of administrative data
uniquely identify the person
What does administrative data contain?
demographic, identification, financial and legal data
What does clinical data contain?
information about the patient’s illness, treatment, treatment results, prognosis, and continuing care plan
List examples of common administrative forms.
- patient registration record
- release of responsibility for belongings
- consents
- personal directives
One of the most commonly computerized forms and its contents are downloaded into other systems in the hospital, such as the transcription/coding/abstracting computer applications
patient registration record
Consists of the demographic information about the patient and their next of kin, and key clinical information
patient registration record
Who completes and who signs the patient registration record?
admitting clerk completes, attending physician signs
T or F. It is common for pre-booked (elective and urgent) patients to be pre-registered days prior to the actual admission
T
When are emergency patients registered?
At the time they are seen
Alternate names for patient registration record
identification form, face sheet, admission-discharge record
What are the contents of patient registration records?
- socioeconomic data
- admission data
- separation data
- clinical data
Patient registration record data: contains patient name, address, phone #, DOB, age, sex, marital status, occupation and employers name, medical insurance coverage and policy numbers, next-of-kin information
socio-economic data
Patient registration record data: contains name of admitting physician, admitting diagnosis, type of admission
admission data
List different types of admission.
- elective
- urgent
- emergent
- outpatient
- day surgery
A unique ____ is assigned when collecting admission data and will be contained on each and every report within the patient’s health record
patient chart number
Patient registration record data: contains the date and time of separation from the nursing unit or other area of the hospital; recorded when the patient is discharged from the facility or expires
separation data
Patient registration record data: contains admitting diagnoses, preliminary statement of planned procedures, signed by admitting physician
clinical data
Common form that contains a statement in which the patient releases the hospital from liability if personal belongings such as jewelry or money are lost, stolen or damaged; may contain an itemized Property/Valuables list
release of responsibility for belongings
____ envelopes can be provided and belongings may be kept in a safe place until patient discharge
safekeeping
Who signs the release of responsibility for belongings form?
the patient or the guardian
Common form that is signed by a patient/guardian; may also be signed by a relative in an emergency situation
consent forms
What are the 2 types of consents?
- consent for admission and treatment
2. special consents
Consent form that covers the consent only to basic, routine care and services; doesn’t include surgical procedures/medications or non-surgical procedures involving risk
consent for admission and treatment
Who signs the consent for admission and treatment?
the admitting department at time of admission, or elective patients during the pre-admission process
Consent form required for any non-routine diagnostic or therapeutic procedure
special consents
What is an example of a special consent form?
consent to surgery