Medical record review for clinical pertinence.
This clinical pertinence review process described was in effect for seven months, after which the author terminated affiliation with the hospital. Despite resistance by many physicians, this monthly review process focused the medical staff's attention on good documentation practices. To the author's knowledge, the plan is still in use.
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Hocking College, Nelsonville, OH.
D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D009820:Ohio; D010380:Peer Review / Q000379:methods*