Across
- 2. the first step to the filing process is making sure that the item is read to be filed
- 3. subjective, or internal conditions felt by the patient
- 5. used as a placeholder when a file is taken out of a filing system
- 7. objective or external factors that can be seen or felt by the doctor or measured by an instrument
- 10. the length of time records must be kept before being sent to a warehouse for storing
- 11. audit completed by a government or outside agency to make sure that patients medical records are compliant
- 12. files that save space and can be displayed on a filing shelf or flip up cabinet
- 16. files that need periodic attention and may send our reminders to alert staff of upcoming patient needs
- 17. placing an identifying mark or phrase on a document to ensure that it is placed in the correct file
Down
- 1. final step in the filing process by placing files back where they belong
- 2. paper the patient must sign stating that they understand the treatment offered and the possible outcome and side effects of the treatment
- 3. one after another in a predictable pattern or sequence
- 4. naming of a file
- 6. audit completed by the staff in a medical office to make sure that patients medical records are compliant
- 8. small group of 2 or 3 numbers in the middle of a patient number that is used as an identifying unit in a filing system
- 9. patient files that have not been used in 6 months or longer
- 13. a patient file used on a consistent basis
- 14. reports that are used to determine the length of time a patients owed fees have been unpaid
- 15. organize and put files in order the way they need to be placed