Patient records requirements

Professor’s Name:
Student’s Name:
Course Title:
Date:
Proper methods of correcting the records
Draw a line over an incorrect entry in the written text or edit using strikethrough option for electronic documents. Attach a flagging note showing errors noted in the electronic documents. Ensure original incorrect data remains readable for both written and electronic records.
Clinical uses of health records
Health records are used to monitor the effectiveness of treatments administered to patients. Precautions taken when treating patients rely on outcomes of past treatments noted in health records (Korbut N.p). Appropriate medication for repetitive illnesses in patients is recommended based on health records.
Secondary uses of health records
Health records are used legally to investigate crimes. Also, health records are used to prevent or decrease heath threats to individuals or the public (Korbut N.p). Information from health records is used for research purposes by medical scholars.
Areas of overlap
Health records enable analysis and regulation of pharmaceutical companies based on the performance of their medicine on patients. Medical education seminars and meetings use health records to recommend better treatment procedures to medical practitioners (Korbut N.p). Health records are used to initiate preventive measures against spreading and medication process to cure highly communicable diseases.
Improper methods of correcting health records
Overwriting over incorrect entry making the original entry unreadable is not recommended.

Also, permanently deleting electronic health records and replacing them with new information is incorrect. Editing electronic health records and failing to attach a note indicating details such as the date of correction, the author, and signature is improper.
Work Cited
Korbut, Andrei M. “Electronic Health Records and Clinical Routines: Convergence and Divergence.” SSRN Electronic Journal, 2016. Elsevier BV, doi:10.2139/ssrn.2764201.