Medical Record Department
Medical Record Department
No 15
MEDICAL RECORD DEPARTMENT Date of Issue: 01-01-2016
1.0 POLICY: Complete and accurate Medical record for IP no .is maintained and it reflects
continuity of care.
2.0 PURPOSE: To establish standardized Policies and procedures for use of Medical Records
of the patient and smooth functioning of the department of Medical records without violating the
basic patients rights of confidentiality of information.
4.0 ABBREVIATION:
IP= Inpatient
MRD= Medical Record Department
8.0 PROCEDURE:
I. An inpatient’s medical record is complete when the following criteria are met:
• Its contents reflect the patient’s condition on arrival, diagnosis, test results,
therapy, condition and in-hospital progress and condition at discharge; and
• Its contents, including any required discharge summary or final progress notes,
are assembled and authenticated.
II. Entry of Medical record: The medical records can be entered by
• Treating consultant and Cross referred consultant
• Resident Medical Officer and General Duty Medical Officers
• Physiotherapist
• Dietician
• Nurse (only in nursing records)
The content of the medical record must be sufficiently detailed, legible and organized to enable:
a) The consultant responsible for the patient to identify the patient, provide continuing
care, determine the patient’s condition at a specific time, review the diagnosis and
therapeutic procedures performed and the patient’s response to treatment;
d) And the retrieval of information required for utilization review, quality review, transfer
recommendations, etc.
3. The medical records are readily available for all the health care providers of the respective
patients (Ref: policy for access to information in medical record.)