Medical Staff House Staff Orientation Manual - Montefiore Medical ...
Medical Staff House Staff Orientation Manual - Montefiore Medical ...
Medical Staff House Staff Orientation Manual - Montefiore Medical ...
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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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