Recall the Interview Data Threads from the Week Four assignment where you posted the information from your interviews . Review the information for interview questions 2 & 3 from your assigned thread and from at least one other thread of your classmates , to answer the following :
o Do most medical facilities seem to have transferred to electronic records , do they still maintain paper files , or do they use some combination of both ?
o Do small , medium , or large facilities seem most prone to use numeric versus alphabetic systems ?
o Do small , medium , or large facilities seem most prone to use a particular type of numeric system ?
· A common filing difficulty is the situation where newborns are given different names after they leave a hospital , and records management personnel must try to locate the correct paperwork when the baby returns for follow-up examinations . Respond to the question at the end of this scenario :
Maria Diaz delivers her baby girl at your hospital . After an uncomplicated stay , Ms . Diaz and her baby girl are discharged . The baby ’ s medical record is labeled with her medical record number and the name Diaz , Baby Girl ( Maria ) and filed according to your hospital ’ s procedure . Two weeks later , Ms . Diaz brings her baby back to the hospital ’ s emergency room where the baby is admitted to the