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- Publisher
- SAGE
- Copyright
- © 1990 Health Information Management Association of Australia Limited
- ISSN
- 0817-3907
- eISSN
- 1833-3575
- DOI
- 10.1177/183335839002000218
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
tl.lli!Il'!l:!::mm1 From the Editor's mailbag Priorities for National Health Statistics hospital's history and its archives; archivists' methods and principles are new to medical record professionals The National Committee on Health and Vital Statis but Jan Shield's lament that her work has a low priority tics (NCHVS) is a nationally constituted committee of in the hospital may strike a chord. The hospital archives the Australian Institute of Health. Its primary function is are limited to administrative records: clinical records to advise Commonwealth, State and Territory Gov are not covered. Sue Spence, ChiefMRA, described the ernments on priorities for the development of statistics workings of a medical record department; these are on health and health services in Australia. equally eye-opening to archivists and comment was The Committee is seeking the views of interested per made on the high quality of record management. RCH sons and organisations on health issues which are of con has retained every patient record since the hospital was cern now and for the future and for which statistical founded (some on microfilm). The RCH records are information is required. In particular: heavily used for clinical research and evaluation. Irene • health, health services, and disease specific or
Journal
Australian Medical Record Journal – SAGE
Published: Jun 1, 1990