What are the types of microfilm?
1) roll microfilm
2) jacket microfilm
3) microfiche
What is microfilming and what should be considered when copying?
Microfilm is the process of producing many photograph copies
Should consider:
General considerations for purchase of supplies?
purchase considerations
Retention considerations
Options of retention for medical records
Methods of destroying paper records
Burning, shredding, pulping, pulverizing
Methods for destroying microfilm
Recycle, pulverizing
Destroying electronic data
Magnetic Degaussing
Certificate of destruction
Commercial storage considerations
Types of health record analysis
1-quantitative
2-qualitative
3-statistical
Quantitative analysis
A list of deficiencies for the health record:
Delinquent record
When an incomplete record is not returned within a number of days (usually 15 to 30 days)
Fill out a deficiency slip that indicates what reports are missing
Elements of good documentation
Compensable event
And event during the hospitalization which might become a lawsuit
Responsibilities of HIM committee
Outguides
Plastic folders in the file area to replace a record that’s been removed
Requisition slip
A paper in the larger pocket of the outguide in which gives information about the record removed and where it is
Contains:
Patients name, record number, person requesting the record, date the record was signed
Computerized record tracking system
Stores current and past locations of record
Activity ratio
of requests / #of records on file
Accuracy ratio
Records located / # records requested
Issue in record control
Form inventory
Collection of all and previous revisions of forms