Standardized Methodologies During The Early 20th Century

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A.During the early 20th century, standardized terminology was adopted, which described patient mortality and morbidity. The International Classification of Disease (ICD) formalized the terms, which has increased in recent years to etiology and diseases. We see them today in the hospitals such as the Glagow Coma scale and APGAR; however, they are limited to a small region of patient care. The American Nurses Association (ANA) and saw that value in documentation, which needed to be standardized in order for everyone else to see its value. The transition required a change in thinking and change in how nurse document. With the use of EMR today the need for standardized data is required even more.

Case Study, Chapter 17, Electronic Healthcare