Usage of "principal" and "primary" designations in disease and operations indexes.
The medical record practitioner must maintain proficiency in all areas related to coding and indexing of disease and operation information. This article presents evidence that there is confusion concerning the basic terminology used to designate such information. It appears that many practitioners have lost sight of the purpose in making the distinctions "primary" and "principal".
D000043:Abstracting and Indexing / Q000592:standards*; D003933:Diagnosis; D004194:Disease / Q000145:classification*; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008500:Medical Records Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States