Completeness and Accuracy of Information in Family Medical Records at Meet-Okba Family Health Centre, Giza, Egypt

Abstract

Improving medical record completeness services is an important step towards improving the quality of healthcare. It can also provide valuable information to help measure progress and effectiveness of involved service provided. The medical record has become an important legal document; good medical records “in terms of completeness and accuracy of recorded information “are essential not only for the present and future care of the patient but also as a legal document to protect the patient and the hospitals from litigation. Many studies have been carried out to assess the completeness of family health records; but this data must be checked regarding its accuracy. the current study will determine to what extent the recorded data represent the true situation by interviewing the patients at the selected family health center. The current study will focus on family forms specific for the most prevalent chronic diseases among adults in Egypt Hypertensive and Diabetic patients as evidenced by the latest Demographic and Health Survey, 2017. To measure the completeness and accuracy of the family health record forms specific for diabetic and hypertensive patient, descriptive Cross-sectional study. A convenient sample of 200 fully functioning files for Hypertensive & Diabetic Patients were included in the study. The study was conducted at an accredited center (Meet Okba family health center, Giza Governorate Feb,2019).Two Study