Documentation - Standards
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

[Quality management: protocols for reporting in-hospital emergencies. Comparison of two methods]

19 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: 10-20% of hospitalized patients experience adverse events, becoming clinically relevant in emergency situations (ES). Many studies have confirmed deficits in both organizational and professional aspects of care when ... Read more...

Clinical documentation improvement. Gauging the need, starting off right.

30 Aug 2009 There's no down side to better documentation, but many organizations have found MS-DRGs and RACs offer the motivation necessary to get their programs ... Read more...

Standardised tumour, node and metastasis reporting of oncology CT scans.

30 Jul 2009 The oncology CT report is a vital piece of communication between the radiologist and the treating clinician and often determines patient management. The use of a standardised report that follows the tumour, node and metastasis (TNM) structure makes ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Documentation - Standards'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Quality management: protocols for reporting in-hospital emergencies. Comparison of two methods] 19 Oct 2009
• Documenting suspected domestic abuse. 30 Aug 2009
• Clinical documentation improvement. Gauging the need, starting off right. 30 Aug 2009
• Standardised tumour, node and metastasis reporting of oncology CT scans. 30 Jul 2009
• On the logistics of interpretive radiology reporting: moving beyond procrustes. 30 Jul 2009
• [Process oriented nursing documentation in ambulatory care nursing--1: Learning through mistakes] 30 Jul 2009
• American Society of Radiation Oncology recommendations for documenting intensity-modulated radiation therapy treatments. 30 Jul 2009
• [Quality management: implementation of the "in-hospital" emergency protocol into clinical routine] 16 Jul 2009
• Factors affecting health care workers' adoption of a website with infection control guidelines. 2 Jul 2009
• Description of documentation in the management of chronic spinal pain. 29 Jun 2009
• Using self-study modules to improve wound care documentation by the staff nurse. 29 Jun 2009
• Inadequate reporting of trials compromises the applicability of systematic reviews. 29 Jun 2009
• Documentation. 29 Jun 2009
• Documentation of suicide risk assessment in clinical records. 29 Jun 2009
• Reporting standards for angioplasty and stent-assisted angioplasty for intracranial atherosclerosis. 29 Jun 2009
• Pain management documentation quality as a reflection of nurses' clinical judgment. 29 Jun 2009
• Response to Dr. Russell Kirby. 29 Jun 2009
• Good laboratory practices for molecular genetic testing for heritable diseases and conditions. 10 Jun 2009
• Time consuming portfolio preparation. 30 May 2009
• National Cancer Institute Best Case Series program. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Documentation'

Definition: Systematic organization, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of specialized information, especially of a scientific or technical nature (From ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983). It often involves authenticating or validating information.

Descriptor UI: D004282

Alternative terms: Documentation; Documentations;

Related Mesh Headings: Records as Topic;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; methods;

Tree Number: L01.453.245;

History Note: 66; was see under BIBLIOGRAPHY 1963-65

Technical Notes: med docum: do not coord with MEDICINE