An Introduction to Medical Records - Demystifying Systems & Language

Introduction

Medical records have their own system and language mostly of abbreviation. Medical knowledge and procedure updates frequently and records have changed significantly in recent years.

The basics may be the same but the way they are expressed and where specific records are may well be very different.

This webinar is designed to provide you with the framework to understand medical records and their significance in your cases. Understanding the medical evidence is vital to the claim and that must include how records are devised and the process by which they are completed.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The basics - types of records
• Correspondence
• Significance of entries and hidden records
• Nursing records and review
• Why these can be your best friend
• Clinical records
• The mysteries of clerking abbreviations
• Different types of records
• Operative records
• What are operative records
• Grading the anesthetist
• Results and reports
• Common tests
• Their significance of meaning
• What should we look for?
• Charts
• When they become vital
• What they say and what is missing?
• GP records
• Are you getting them all?
• What is involved
This webinar was recorded on 30th May 2022

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