FILING OF PATIENTS' RECORDS IN THE HOSPITAL: AN OVER VIEW
FILING OF PATIENTS' RECORDS IN THE HOSPITAL: AN OVER VIEW
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2023
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Yamusa; Auza'i Ahmad
BUBE, Abdulkarim Aliyu
LAWAL, Bilkisu
AHMAD, Aliyu
IDRIS, Suleiman
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This paper discussed the system of filing of patients' records in the
hospitals. It defined patients' records as medical history of the
patients documented in any medium paper or (electronic device).
Records filing was defined as the order of arrangement of records in
the file. Challenges in filing of records found in the hospitals include
inadequate skilled personnel, inadequate filing equipment among
others. The paper concluded that patients' records are not well filed
in hospitals leading to wrong prescriptions with wrong drugs when
wrong sickness history records are used leading to complications and
sometimes death. The paper recommended among others that
skilled personnel especially those who specialised in records
management should be employed, adequate filing equipment should
be provided, staff who manage patients' records should develop
positive attitudes to their work.
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Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria