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Thread ID: 121770	2011-11-12 03:34:00	Oh Dear, What Next.	B.M. (505)	PC World Chat

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1243134	2011-11-12 03:34:00	Any apologists out there like to make an excuse for this? HERE (www.stuff.co.nz) I love this bit: “Although the amendments were made to his report, the history of Mr Kennington's supposed hysterectomy would remain on his patient file. The DHB said it was a Radiologist College requirement that all imaging reports that had amendments made to them did not override any previous information contained in a report, and that the original report remained on the patient's file for future reference.” :lol: Why?	B.M. (505)
1243135	2011-11-12 04:37:00	:lol: Loved this bit: "What worries me the most is a few years ago I did have an operation to correct a hernia, but it's concerning they could not tell the difference between a hernia and a hysterectomy, nor could they tell the difference between a male and a female . " And they are doctors -- OMG	wainuitech (129)
1243136	2011-11-12 05:15:00	did not override any previous information contained in a report, and that the original report remained on the patient's file for future reference.” :lol: Why?It is called a full audit trail and gives traceability. While it looks extremely silly in this case, someone may have acted on the initial advice in the report and if it is later amended, then this needs to be recorded. An example of this would be a woman whose mammogram showed suspicious shadows and she under went a biopsy on the basis of that report. If that mammogram was reviewed and was in fact normal, then the record of the wrong report would explain why there was a biopsy done.	Jen (38)
1243137	2011-11-12 06:50:00	It is called a full audit trail and gives traceability . While it looks extremely silly in this case, someone may have acted on the initial advice in the report and if it is later amended, then this needs to be recorded . An example of this would be a woman whose mammogram showed suspicious shadows and she under went a biopsy on the basis of that report . If that mammogram was reviewed and was in fact normal, then the record of the wrong report would explain why there was a biopsy done . Well I have absolutely no problem with all of a persons records being kept, but why would one insist that the wrong person’s records be kept in the wrong folder? That is what eludes me still . Common sense would surely suggest that you put the right records in the right folder wouldn’t it? Further more, the records of the hysterectomy surely need to be in the folder of the patient that actually had it . Well I’m assuming someone else had one, and I’m assuming the patient was female . God forbid that’s not the case . :D	B.M. (505)
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