The information that reflects the treatment and services provided to the patient as well as how the patient responded to such treatment and services.
The portion of clinical data addresses the patient's current complaints and symptoms and describes his or her past medical, personal, and family history.
The physician's assessment of the patient's current health status after evaluating after evaluating the patient's current health condition.
The instructions the physician gives to other healthcare professionals who perform diagnostic tests and treatments, administer medications, and provide specific services to a particular patient.
Orders the medical staff or an individual physician established as routine care for a specific diagnosis or procedure.
The comments of physicians, nurses and other caregivers that create a chronological report of the patient's condition and response to treatment during his or her hospital stay.
Notes that serve to justify further acute-care treatment in healthcare organizations
A summary of the patient's problems from the nurse or other professional's perspective with a detailed plan for interventions.
A description of the examination of a patient's body after he or she has died.
The entire procedure itself is recorded along with an anesthesia record, an op report and a post-anesthesia report.
Any preoperative medication and the response to it, the dosage of the anesthesia administered and the route of administration
Describes in detail the surgical procedures performed on a patient
Dictated by a pathologist after examination of tissue received for evaluation.
Documents the clinical opinion of a physician other than the primary or attending physician.
A concise account of the patient's illness, course of treatment, response to treatment and condition at the time of patient discharge from the hospital.
When a patient is being transferred from the acute care setting to another healthcare organization.
Coded information contained in secondary records describing patient identification and insurance.
Tests and procedures sometimes ordered by a physician.
A format in which the documentation is organized by source or originating department.
The information is placed in chronological order regardless of the source.
A format which defines and documents clinical problems individually.