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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Guidelines for the reporting of nongynecologic cytopathology specimens.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: Gynecologic cytology terminology and report formatting have been nationally standardized since the implementation of The Bethesda System of 1988, but standard reporting for nongynecologic cytology has never been formally addressed on the ... Read more...

Does self-report data on HIV primary care utilization agree with medical record data for socially marginalized populations in the United States?

29 Sep 2009 To test whether self-report data agree with medical record data in marginalized, HIV-infected populations, we collected information about HIV primary care visits over a 6-month period from both sources. Patients were drawn from a large study of ... Read more...

Design and measurement of quality improvement indicators in ambulatory pulmonary care: creating a "culture of quality" in an academic pulmonary division.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Quality improvement (QI) measures often are cited as goals for individual practices and medical centers and may someday form a component of reimbursement guidelines. Relatively few QI metrics relevant to ambulatory pulmonary medicine ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Medical Records'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Guidelines for the reporting of nongynecologic cytopathology specimens. 30 Oct 2009
• Vitamin D2 treatment for vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency for up to 6 years. 24 Oct 2009
• [Physicians' legal rights are weak] 24 Oct 2009
• Communication during breast cancer treatment. 21 Oct 2009
• [What happened to the epicrisis from the out-of-hours care?] 17 Oct 2009
• From sick notes to fit notes. Vocational rehabilitation. 10 Oct 2009
• Does self-report data on HIV primary care utilization agree with medical record data for socially marginalized populations in the United States? 29 Sep 2009
• Design and measurement of quality improvement indicators in ambulatory pulmonary care: creating a "culture of quality" in an academic pulmonary division. 29 Sep 2009
• [Scientific articles in the Icelandic Medical Journal 2004-2008: an overview] 29 Sep 2009
• Effects of preoperative ibuprofen on pain after separator placement. 29 Sep 2009
• Presidential operations. 29 Sep 2009
• Usefulness of a synoptic data tool for reporting of head and neck neoplasms based on the College of American Pathologists cancer checklists. 29 Sep 2009
• From sick notes to fit notes. Not a simple answer. 27 Sep 2009
• From sick notes to fit notes. Bridging the chasm. 27 Sep 2009
• Longitudinal histories as predictors of future diagnoses of domestic abuse: modelling study. 27 Sep 2009
• Development of a patient-reported outcome measure for children with streptococcal pharyngitis. 26 Sep 2009
• Revenue cycle management. 24 Sep 2009
• Has payment by results affected how care is recorded? 20 Sep 2009
• [Evaluation of trainee doctors' skills] 12 Sep 2009
• Quality of reporting in randomized trials published in high-quality surgical journals. 9 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Medical Records'

Definition: Recording of pertinent information concerning patient's illness or illnesses.

Descriptor UI: D008499

Alternative terms: Medical Records; Records, Medical; Medical Record; Record, Medical; Transcription, Medical; Medical Transcriptions; Transcriptions, Medical; Medical Transcription; Health Diaries; Diaries, Health; Diary, Health; Health Diary; Health Records, Personal; Health Record, Personal; Personal Health Record; Personal Health Records; Record, Personal Health; Records, Personal Health;

Related Mesh Headings: Forms and Records Control; Medical History Taking;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; legislation & jurisprudence; standards; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: E05.318.308.940.968; L01.280.900.968; N04.452.859.564; N05.715.360.300.715.500; N06.850.520.308.940.968;

Technical Notes: vet records = RECORDS AS TOPIC (IM) + VETERINARY MEDICINE (IM); case reports as a form of medical presentation goes here or specific RECORDS AS TOPIC term (IM); FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL, also available, is probably NIM when coord; DF: MED RECORDS