Quality control of a medical history: improving accuracy with patient participation, supported by a four-page version of the multidimensional health assessment questionnaire (MDHAQ)

Theodore Pincus; Yusuf Yazici; Christopher J Swearingen

doi:10.1016/j.rdc.2009.10.014

Quality control of a medical history: improving accuracy with patient participation, supported by a four-page version of the multidimensional health assessment questionnaire (MDHAQ)

Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2009 Nov;35(4):851-60, xi. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2009.10.014.

Authors

Theodore Pincus¹, Yusuf Yazici, Christopher J Swearingen

Affiliation

¹ Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine and NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, Room 1608, 301 East 17th Street, New York, NY 10003, USA. tedpincus@gmail.com

PMID: 19962629
DOI: 10.1016/j.rdc.2009.10.014

Abstract

A method is summarized to improve quality control of the patient history in the medical record, incorporating the patient as a partner to review and correct the information. This method has been implemented at every patient visit to the senior author since 2000, in the infrastructure of usual medical care, using a database. This procedure engenders a more accurate patient history with no effort on the part of the physician, saving time for the physician and improving the quality of the medical record.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Databases, Factual / standards
Health Status*
Humans
Medical History Taking / standards*
Quality Control*
Rheumatology / standards*
Surveys and Questionnaires / standards*