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The ‘systems’ approach is another strategy used to help organize treatment plans for patients with multiple ongoing medical issues.   The patient is divided into individual systems: cardiac, pulmonary, renal, etc…, and the ongoing treatments outlined. Like the ‘problem list’, the ‘systems’ approach is great for charting purposes; also like the ‘problem list’, it’s a poorRead more

The ‘problem list’ was initially proposed in the 1960’s as a means to organize patient medical information.  Since that time, it has become an integral part of provider notes because it succinctly outlines the patient’s health issues and treatment plans.  So all providers reading the record can quickly understand what the main issues are for thatRead more