Filing should include
- letters from other doctors
- diagnostic testing
- consultations
- other documents.
Filing should also include a description of various practices used in medical offices, such as
- using a scanner
- retrieving digital reports
- converting reports to hard-copy and digital (e.g., computed tomography [CT] scan, magnetic resonance imaging [MRI], diagnostic tests)
- following the hierarchy of evidence.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What types of filing systems are commonly used for medical correspondence? How are they similar and different?
- What are the methods for removing and replacing a patient file?
- What is an out guide? How is it used?
- What is the importance of maintaining accuracy in filing documents?
- How can confidentiality of medical correspondence be ensured?