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| Medical Records InvestigationsWhat is a Medical Record?A medical record, health record, or medical chart is a systematic documentation of a patient's individual medical history and care. The term 'Medical record' is used both for the physical folder for each individual patient and for the body of information which comprises the total of each patient's health history.
| Medical records are intensely personal documents and there are many ethical and legal issues surrounding them such as the degree of third-party access and appropriate storage and disposal. Although medical records are traditionally compiled and stored by health care providers, personal health records maintained by individual patients have become more popular in recent years. Medical Records Research WebsitesThe following tools may be useful finding medical records, verifying physician licenses, and conducting investigations related to the medical field. |
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education| Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education | American Medical Association Doctor FinderSearch for licensed physicians in the U.S. by name or broad medical specialty. | Association of American Medical Colleges| Association of American Medical Colleges | American Board of Medical Specialties| American Board of Medical Specialties | American Hospital Directory| American Hospital Directory | Department. Of Health And Human Services| THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. | Federation Of State Medical Boards| Federation Of State Medical Boards | Find a Dentist| MediGuide's Doctor and Hospital Locator | MediGuide's Doctor and Hospital Locator| MediGuide was founded ten years ago to respond to a substantial inability of the seriously ill to obtain in a timely manner, the best medical advice available in the World. The vision and the quest were to endeavor to bring the unique expertise possessed by World Leading Medical Centers to those who did not have an ability to acquire such care on their own. Surely securing a correct diagnosis is pivotal. But often overlooked is the fact that each of the World Leading Medical Centers traditionally specializes in a defined and certain group of illnesses, and as a consequence, possesses a greatly enhanced capacity to apply the cutting edge science each has developed to the treatment recommendations MediGuide’s Second Opinions always include. | National Board of Medical Examiners| Founded in 1915, the National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®) is an independent, not-for-profit organization that serves the public through its high-quality assessments of healthcare professionals. | National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants| NCCPA is the only credentialing organization for physician assistants in the United States. Established as a not-for-profit organization in 1975, NCCPA is dedicated to assuring the public that certified physician assistants meet established standards of knowledge and clinical skills upon entry into practice and throughout their careers. Every U.S. state, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories have decided to rely on NCCPA certification as one of the criteria for licensure or regulation of physician assistants. Approximately 86,000 physician assistants have been certified by NCCPA. | National Library Of Medicine| The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care. | PubMed| PubMed comprises more than 19 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. | RxList - Prescription Medication Database| RxList is an online medical resource dedicated to offering detailed and current pharmaceutical information on brand and generic drugs. Founded by pharmacists in 1995, RxList is the premier Internet Drug Index resource. Our knowledgeable staff at RxList continuously reviews and updates the site with articles written by pharmacists and physicians and data provided by credible and reliable sources like the FDA and First Data Bank, Inc. to ensure the most accurate and beneficial information is provided. | | WebMD | The leader in providing services that help physicians, consumers, providers and health plans navigate the complexity of the healthcare system. Our products and services streamline administrative and clinical processes, promote efficiency and reduce costs by facilitating information exchange, communication and electronic transactions between healthcare participants. |
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