Question

what are the purposes of a medical record

Answer 1

Purposes of medical records

• To keep the patients medical details safely.
• Support patient care and improve its quality.
• Help the physician to provide best possible medical care to the patient.
• Act as a legal documents (especially in medical legal cases)
• Create basis for historical data.
• To anticipate future health problems.
• Identify the changes from expected trends.
• Planning and implementing quality improvement measures .
• For accreditations.
• Insurance companies conduct audits of medical records for reimbursement.
• Serves complete medical history of a patient from birth to death.
• Assess progress towards goal.
• Enhance the productivity of health care professionals and reduce the administrative costs associated with health care delivery and financing.
• Support clinical and health services research.
• Accommodate future developments in health care technology, policies, management, and finance.
• Supports the mechanisms for ensuring at all times the confidentiality of patient data.
• For the future references.