title: The CRABEL score--a method for auditing medical records.
abstract: Medical record keeping has become increasingly important particularly for research, audit and medico-legal purposes. The authors present a protocol, the CRABEL score, that is quick and easy to use for the assessment of the quality of medical record keeping with the purpose of standardizing the audit of medical records and improving their quality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Basildon Hospital, Essex, UK.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Beresford
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Lafferty
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004739:England; D013502:General Surgery / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008485:Medical Audit / Q000379:methods*; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control