In: Nursing
Topic: Legal health record.
Provide a detailed description of the topic, discuss its important.
Answer.
LEGAL HEALTH RECORD
legal health record is the overall information regarding the health services, patient health information details which is maintained by the health care providers.
This legal health record should safely keep by the health care providers or the information can be share only after request by the patient.
This legal record cannot be shared to any third person without the consent of the patient.
Types of recording
This legal health information can be record in the paper or in the electronic health record.
IMPORTANT
This legal health record are made :
- to provide support to the decision that is made by the patient
- to know the health history of the patient in the future also
- this health information can be use by the patient to get revenue from the third party payers like insurance company.
- it is a legal testimony regarding the services provided by the health care providers
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