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Why does the patient need to be assigned a chart number in medisoft?
MelisaRomerofb0339
Is another way of identifying a person; you could have two patients on Medisoft with the same or very similar name.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe chart number is the key to the filing system, all other documents are tagged with this number
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Are patient records filed by last name or by the year the patient was first seen?
That answer will vary by office. Almost always they are filed by chart number.
What is the difference between incomplete and delinquent chart?
a incomplete chart is a chart that is missing patient information and a delinquent chart is a chart that has been signed off on by a physician but is not complete and is missing documents and patient information.
Is it okay for a nurse to chart on a 7pm-7am patient chart if she is only present 3 hours in the facility for that shift?
It is fraud to chart on a patient you did not provide care for. She must chart for the 3 hours she was responsible for the patient but not for the 9 that she wasn't at the facility.
A electronic view of the patient chart is similar?
An electronic view of the patient's chart is similar to the paper chart. One can see the electronic view online on their computer.
What do the initials EPIC the medical computer chart stand for?
Electronic Patient Information Chart
What impact could these actions have on the patient?
I'll need to check the patient's chart first.
What action should you take after speaking to the patient?
After speaking with a patient on the phone, the correspondence should be documented in the patient's chart.
Is it illegal to deny a patient a copy of his chart if he is unable to pay the fee to obtain it?
A patient with a chart is usually in the hospital. With that said, most hospital stays including the tests done for a patient are paid for by an insurance company. Since the hospital is already paid, it seems logical that a copy of the patient's chart should be given freely. It would seem to be a patient "right".
Can a Folio No on a patient's chart in a doctor's office be the patient's Social Security Number?
First, the SSN should not be used as an identifier. SSN is specific for government programs and other uses are a misuse of the number. It can also put a patient's identity at risk. Each Folio No should be a unique identifier using a unique number for each patient, such as 10145, 10146, etc.
What is in a box that identifies the patterns or colors assigned to the data series in a chart?
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What identifies the colors assigned to each bar in the chart on a worksheet?
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To which account in the chart of accounts should provision for leave pay be assigned?
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