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Understanding Your
Health Record / Information
Each time you visit a
hospital, physician, or other healthcare provider, a record of
your visit is made. Typically, this record contains your
symptoms, examination and test results, diagnosis, treatment,
and a plan for future care or treatment. This information, which
we refer to as your health or medical record, is an essential
part of the health care we provide for you. It serves as a:
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Basis for planning your
care and treatment.
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Means of communication
among the many health professionals who contribute to your
care.
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Legal document
describing the care you received.
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Means by which you or a
third-party payer can verify that services billed were
actually provided.
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Tool in educating
health professionals.
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Source of data for
medical research.
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Source of information
for public health officials charged with improving the
health of the nation.
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Source of data for
facility planning and marketing tool with which we can
assess and continually work to improve the care we render
and the outcomes we achieve.
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