The patient’s medical record has a number of different uses. The main reason for having a medical record is all about YOU! A medical record’s Primary purpose is for your healthcare providers to keep track of all the things they have done to you – and then use this info to help you.

  • Accuracy of the medical record. The accuracy of the data refers to the correctness of the data collected. …
  • Accessibility of the medical record. …
  • Comprehensiveness of data. …
  • Consistency of information in the medical record. …
  • Timeliness of information. …
  • Relevancy of the medical records.