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Discharge Summary<br />

• Patient Name and <strong>Medical</strong> Record Number (8 digits)<br />

• Name of Attending and Dictating MD<br />

• Dictation Date, Admission and Discharge Dates.<br />

• Brief History (Chief Complaint)<br />

• Reason for Hospitalization<br />

• Pertinent Physical Findings and Diagnostic Results<br />

• Hospital Course/Significant Findings/Treatment Results<br />

• Discharge Disposition and Final Diagnosis<br />

• Instructions to Patients regarding Physical Activity, Medications, Diet and Follow-up Care.<br />

Operative Report<br />

• Patient Name and <strong>Medical</strong> Record Number (8 digits)<br />

• Name of Attending Surgeon and Assistants<br />

• Date of Procedure<br />

• Pre and Post Operative Diagnoses<br />

• Name of Operation/Procedure<br />

• Type of Anesthesia<br />

• Name of Anesthesiologists<br />

• Surgical Technique used<br />

• Detailed account of the procedure and findings<br />

• Specimens removed<br />

• Closure & Drains<br />

• Complications<br />

• Fluids Given<br />

• Blood Loss<br />

• Patient Condition at the end of the procedure<br />

Corrections<br />

Make alterations to the medical record very carefully and only when changes are absolutely<br />

necessary. Do not obliterate errors or use whiteout in the medical record. To correct inaccuracies,<br />

follow these procedures:<br />

• Draw a single, thin line through each inaccurate entry, making certain that it is still legible<br />

• Date and initial this line<br />

• Add a note in the margin stating why the entry is being replaced (i.e. error, wrong patient,<br />

etc.)<br />

• Enter the correction in chronological order. If not possible, refer to location of the corrected<br />

material. Date corrected entry with current date.<br />

Addendum<br />

When writing an addendum, indicate that it is an addendum and use the current date. An<br />

addendum is appropriate if the patient requests that a correction be made in the record or if<br />

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