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Terms
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- shingling
- A method of filing whereby one report is laid on top of the older report, resembling the shingles of a roof.
- vested
- Granted or endowed with particular authority, right or property; to have a special interest in.
- numeric filing
- The filing of records, correspondence, or cards by number.
- audit
- A formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation; a methodic examination and review.
- microfilm
- A film bearing a photographic record on a reduced scale of printed or other graphic matter.
- OUTfolder
- A folder used to provide space for the temporary filing of materials.
- alphanumeric
- Of or relating to systems made up of combinations of letters and numbers.
- augment
- To make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense.
- OUTguide
- A heavy guide that is used to replace a folder that has been temporarily moved from the filing space.
- alphabetic filing
- Any system that arranges names or topics according to the sequence of the letters in the alphabet.
- continuity of care
- Continuation of care smoothly from one provider to another, so that the patient receives the most benefit and no interruption in care.
- requisites
- Entities considered essential or necessary.
- quality control
- An aggregate of activities designed to ensure adequate quality, especially in manufactured products or in the service industries.
- tickler file
- A chronologic file used as a reminder that something must be taken care of on a certain date.
- transcription
- To make a written copy of either, in longhand or by machine.
- shelf filing
- A system that uses open shelves rather than cabinets for storing records.
- dictation
- The act or manner of uttering words to be transcribed.
- procrastination
- The intentional postponement of doing something that should be done.
- direct filing system
- A filing system in which materials can be located without consulting an intermediary source of reference.
- subjective information
- Information that is gained by questioning the patient or taken from a form.
- provisional diagnosis
- A temporary diagnosis made before all test results have been recieved
- chronologic order
- Of, relating to, or arranged in or according to the order of time.
- caption
- A heading, title, or subtitle under which records are filed.
- indirect filing system
- A filing system in which an intermediary source of reference, such as a card filed, must be consulted to locate specific files.
- power of attorney
- A legal instrument authorizing one to act as the attorney or agent of the grantor.
- gleaned
- Gathered bit by bit (e.g., information or material) picked over in search of relevant material.
- objective information
- Information that is gathered by watching or observation of a patient.
- pressboard
- A strong, highly glazed composition board resembling vulcanized fiber; heavy car stock.
- retention schedule
- A method or plan for retaining or keeping medical records, and their movement from active, to inactive, to closed filing.
- obliteration
- Act of making undecipherable or imperceptible by or wearing away.