Hi, my name is Eve Daigle , I live in Mirabel. I have been studying Medical Records Management for 3 years at Lanaudière regional college in L'Assomption. I have made this glossary for the students who are already studying Medical Records Management or new students. The glossary could also be useful for any students who are in a medical field study. Each twenty words in this glossary have been specially chosen for a medical archivist and organize by alphabetic order.
You can use this glossary when you are analyzing a medical records. All definitions were found on google and Wikipedia
alphabetical
adjective
In the order of the letters of the alphabet.
Example: In this experiment, 60 participants took part in a task where they were asked to put eight sets of four words in alphabetical order.
fr: alphabétique
alphanumeric order
noun
Alphanumeric order refers to a set of filing rules to follow when putting symbols, numbers and letters in order both numerically and alphabetically.
Example: The insertion algorithm should result in a tree containing all elements of the dataset in ascending alphanumeric order.
fr: ordre alphanumérique
archives
noun
An archive is an accumulation of historical records – in any media – or the physical facility in which they are located. Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or organization's lifetime, and are kept to show the function of that person or organization.
fr: les archives
archivist
noun
An archivist is an information professional who assesses, collects, organizes, preserves, maintains control over, and provides access to records and archives determined to have long-term value. The records maintained by an archivist can consist of a variety of forms, including letters, diaries, logs, other personal documents, government documents, sound and/or picture recordings, digital files, or other physical objects.
fr: archiviste
chronology
noun
Chronology is the science of arranging events in their order of occurrence in time. Consider, for example, the use of a timeline or sequence of events.
Example: His book transformed prehistoric chronology by applying the results of carbon dating.
fr: chronologie
confidentiality
noun
The state of keeping or being kept secret or private.
Example: While in ethnographical studies, access to particular settings may lead to the breach of confidentiality and privacy.
fr: confidentialité
consent
noun
Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.
Example: Equally members have an obligation not to disclose confidential information without valid consent.
fr: consentement
court
noun
A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law.
fr: tribunal
diagnosis
noun
The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.
Example: Early diagnosis and treatment are essential.
fr: diagnostic
divulge
verb
Make known (private or sensitive information).
Example: Even though it is believed that the samples do not divulge information, their retention may provide access to personal information.
fr: divulguer
duplicate
noun
One of two or more identical things.
Example: Books may be disposed of if they are duplicates.
fr: dupliquer
examine
verb
Inspect (someone or something) in detail to determine their nature or condition; investigate thoroughly.
Example: A doctor examined me and said I might need a caesarean.
fr: examiner
file folders
noun
File folders are a core organizational tool of bureaucracy, business administration and scientific management. The medical profession, in particular, make heavy use of file folders for individual patient records, usually collated ready to hand in rows of filing shelves of filing cabinets in alphabetical order, and continues to do so in many practices despite the ongoing migration toward electronic health records.
fr: dossiers de fichiers
form
noun
A document (printed or electronic) with spaces in which to write or enter data.
fr: formulaire
hospital
noun
An institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or injured people.
fr: hôpital
hospitalization
noun
Admission to hospital for treatment.
Example: Serious cases involving liver damage may require hospitalization.
fr: hospitalisation
medical coding
noun
A medical coder is a health information professional whose main duties are to analyse clinical statements and assign standard codes using a classification system.
fr: codage médical
medical records
noun
The terms medical record is used somewhat interchangeably to describe the systematic documentation of a single patient's medical history and care across time within one particular health care provider's jurisdiction.
fr: dossiers médicaux
patient
noun
A person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.
Example: Many patients in the hospital were more ill than she was.
fr: les patients
personal information
Personal information is any information related to an identifiable person.
