Benyamin Mohseni-Saravi; Mohammad Fallah-Kharyeki; Zoleykha Asghari; Seyede Fatemeh Hoseyni-Damiri
Volume 13, Issue 7 , December 2017, , Pages 480-484
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Introduction: Data in death certificates are a basis of epidemiological studies. Since registering causes such as signs and symptoms is not informative in data processing, this research aims to determine their rate of registration in death certificates.Methods: This study was a descriptive, cross-sectional ...
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Introduction: Data in death certificates are a basis of epidemiological studies. Since registering causes such as signs and symptoms is not informative in data processing, this research aims to determine their rate of registration in death certificates.Methods: This study was a descriptive, cross-sectional research. The study population included all death certificates with R00-R99 codes for cause of death. Data were collected using a checklist. Chi-square test was used to calculate the significance of relationships.Results: The findings show that, in 11.3% of death certificates, symptoms and sign were reported as the cause of death. The use of symptoms and sign as causes of death was higher in private hospitals (33.7%) than other hospitals. The use of symptoms and signs as causes of death was 51% in the age group of over 60 years of age which was higher than any other age groups. Based on the findings, reduction in the length of hospitalization resulted in increased rate of recording of symptoms and signs as causes. Most reported symptoms and signs (50.9%) were in ill-defined and unknown causes of mortality (R95-R99).Conclusion: The results of this study show that symptoms and signs are often recorded as cause of death. Therefore, it is necessary to take steps in order to improve the data of health records.
Azar Kabirzadeh; Alireza Rostamian; Benyamin Mohsenisaravi; Ali Haghparast; Esmail Rezazadeh
Volume 6, Issue 2 , September 2009
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One of the methods for knowledge transferring is documentation of procedures done in a documentary process, whether in a paper or electronic format. For creation reporting process of monitoring the rate of blood request, uses, and reactions, also unused blood after cross matching test, a form with the ...
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One of the methods for knowledge transferring is documentation of procedures done in a documentary process, whether in a paper or electronic format. For creation reporting process of monitoring the rate of blood request, uses, and reactions, also unused blood after cross matching test, a form with the ability to drive statistical reports, covering deficiencies of current form, was needed. So according to needed reports, protecting documentary in a medico legal aspect, a form was designed regarding scientific rules, current Iranian format, and WHO regulations. Of course every topic has capacity for discussion and designer will appreciate all criticism ideas. Keywords: Forms and Records Control; Blood Transfusion; Blood.
Azar Kabirzadeh; Ebrahim Bagherianfarahabadi; Esmaiel Rezazadeh; Benyamin Mohsenisaravi
Volume 5, Issue 2 , September 2008
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Introduction: Medical records committee is a qualitative committee in organizational charts of hospitals. This committee makes decisions on medical records policy, medical records procedures, medical records forms, and relevant problems to the management of patient information. The medial records committee ...
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Introduction: Medical records committee is a qualitative committee in organizational charts of hospitals. This committee makes decisions on medical records policy, medical records procedures, medical records forms, and relevant problems to the management of patient information. The medial records committee is important in accreditation programs too. This research was done in respect of assess the performance of medical records committees, according to medical records sessions reports. Methods: In this cross sectional study, all reports of medical records committee during 2005-2007 were observed. The check list for gathering data was designed accordaning to the medical records committee duty in the text books. Variables were the number of medical records committee sessions, discussed problems, made decisions, and the representative which must be present in sessions. Results: Of the 20 hospitals, 5 (30.8%) were educational. The whole sessions which must be established were 600, but only 257 (42.8 %) were established. The discussed problems in relation to 5 responsibility of medical records committee were 513 topics which 360 of them (70.2%) were agreed, 50 (9.8%) refused, and 98 problem (19.1%) were questionable. As the results showed, the physician and financial representative were absent in 63 medical records committee sessions (36.2%). Conclusion: Medical records committee must be more active than the past. Because of importance of medical record committee, the sessions must be establish regularly, the decisions mus follow up, and evaluation of the medical records committee should be done by own hospital annually. Key words: Medical Records; Professional Staff Committee; Information Management; Hospitals; Forms and Records Control
