Medical Records & Reports

Fill in the blanks using the word bank provided below. Medical __________ are used by __________ teams to understand __________ and their backgrounds, give the best possible care and __________ patient information. Word bank: destroy, documents, healthcare, patients, share, tests.

• documents, healthcare, patients, share

• tests, destroy, patients, share

• documents, patients, healthcare, destroy

• tests, healthcare, documents, share

A medical __________ contains patient information collected over time.

• Report

• Record

• Reason

• Rating

A medical __________ is specific for a single test, screening or procedure.

• Report

• Record

• Reason

• Rating

A medical __________ contains information about past surgeries, family history, insurance and billing.

• Report

• Record

• Reason

• Rating

Select the correct answer from the choices provided in the underlined section. A medical record is a comprehensive collection of doctor / patient / government health information and medical history.

Medical records are confidential.

• True

• False

Select all of the following which are typically included in medical records.

• Diagnoses

• reports

• Hobbies

Select the correct answer from the choices provided in the underlined sections. Patient forms contain information which can be filled out by patients as well as teachers / co-workers / providers.

• teachers

• co-workers

• providers

Select all of the following parties which medical records are often shared with.

• Patients and approved caregivers

• Various healthcare providers

• Insurance companies

• Healthcare providers from different practices or clinics

• Teachers and principals

Patients may use their medical records for legal matters.

• True

• False