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Importance of collecting and keeping medical records
- Provide patient’s medical history
- Provide patient’s health status
- To show drugs being used for chronic diseases.
- Help a physician to decide on current treatment based on previous treatment.
- Help a physician for prompt treatment
- Documentation could be used in as evidence in legal procedures
- Could be used research
- Provide evidence of adequate treatment
- Medical record contain patients’contact Information and demographic Information,
- Effectiveness of therapies and treatments can be monitored and tracked
- Comprehensive and accurate medical records empower healthcare professionals to treat patients to the best of their ability.
- Medical records can be used to access insurance cover.
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