• Centralized or decentralized records management
• Creation of new records— record format
• Type of filing system:
o Basic rules of the system
o Examples to clarify names or numbers that might be confusing in that system
• Temporary and permanent insertion of loose forms and care reports:
o o
Handling clinical data that a doctor needs to see Handling administrative data that a doctor does not need to see
• Storage for patient files:
o Short-term( patient returns in 2 to 3 days)
o care)
Permanent( patient is not due back soon but is currently under
o Archive( patient record has not been used for some time)