REGISTRY POSTING - ADMISSIONS/DEATHS
PURPOSE:
The Medical Records Department is to maintain a Registry of accessible
information related to all Admissions and Deaths within the facility.
PROCEDURE:
A. The information to be recorded in the Registry is obtained from the
following resources:
1. Admitting
Record
2. Transfer Form
3. Death
Certificates
4. Medical Record
B. Upon admission the registry posting is to contain:
1. Resident's
number
2. Resident's
name
3. Admission Date
4. Facility from
which he/she was admitted
5. Date of Birth
C. Upon Death, the registry posting is to contain:
1. Date resident
left the facility
2. Where the
resident was transferred to
3. Date of Death
4. Was death
certificate received
MEDICAL RECORDS - 35-03-015