A Study to Determine an Improved Method of Maintaining a Medical Record System at Methodist Hospital, Dallas, Texas

Abstract

The problem was to determine the best method of maintaining a medical record system at Methodist Hospital, Dallas, Texas. The methods of research used were observations, surveys, questionnaires, and interviews. A review of health care professional journals, books and brochures was accomplished. The major finding was that Methodist Hospitals decentralized medical record system with each department maintaining its own system of filing was not satisfactory. It was concluded and further recommended that a terminal digit unit filing system be initiated using the patients social security account number as the record identification number for each department.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 18, 1973
Accession Number
AD1201189

Entities

People

  • Evan H. Cole

Organizations

  • Baylor University

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • California
  • Catheterization
  • Education
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospital Administration
  • Hospitals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Medicare
  • New York
  • Numbering Systems
  • Personnel Management
  • Physicians
  • Records Management
  • Social Security
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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