Medical Records MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Medical Records
Tree Number(s): E05.318.308.940.968; N04.452.859.564; N05.715.360.300.715.500; N06.850.520.308.940.968
Unique ID: D008499
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008499
Annotation: veterinary records = RECORDS (IM) + VETERINARY MEDICINE (IM); case reports as a form of medical presentation goes here or specific RECORDS term (IM); FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL, also available, is probably NIM when coordinate; HEALTH RECORDS, PERSONAL is also available
Scope Note: Recording of pertinent information concerning patient's illness or illnesses.
Entry Version: MED RECORDS
Entry Term(s): Health Diaries; Medical Transcription; Records, Medical; Transcription, Medical
See Also: Forms and Records Control; Medical History Taking
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/07/13

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

Investigative Techniques [E05]
- Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
  - Data Collection [E05.318.308]
    - Records [E05.318.308.940]

Health Services Administration [N04]
- Organization and Administration [N04.452]
  - Records [N04.452.859]

Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
- Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
  - Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
    - Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
      - Records [N05.715.360.300.715]
        
        Birth Certificates [N05.715.360.300.715.175]
        
        Consent Forms [N05.715.360.300.715.245]
        
        Death Certificates [N05.715.360.300.715.315]
        
        Dental Records [N05.715.360.300.715.330]
        
        Hospital Records [N05.715.360.300.715.380]
        
        Medical Records [N05.715.360.300.715.500]
        
        Clinical Coding [N05.715.360.300.715.500.249]
        
        Medical Record Linkage [N05.715.360.300.715.500.500]
        
        Medical Records, Problem-Oriented [N05.715.360.300.715.500.520]
        
        Medical Records Systems, Computerized [N05.715.360.300.715.500.530]
        
        Patient Discharge Summaries [N05.715.360.300.715.500.665]
        
        Trauma Severity Indices [N05.715.360.300.715.500.800]
        
        Nursing Records [N05.715.360.300.715.550]
        
        Registries [N05.715.360.300.715.700]

Environment and Public Health [N06]
- Public Health [N06.850]
  - Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
    - Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
      - Records [N06.850.520.308.940]
        
        Birth Certificates [N06.850.520.308.940.250]
        
        Death Certificates [N06.850.520.308.940.350]
        
        Dental Records [N06.850.520.308.940.375]
        
        Hospital Records [N06.850.520.308.940.425]
        
        Medical Records [N06.850.520.308.940.968]
        
        Clinical Coding [N06.850.520.308.940.968.249]
        
        Medical Record Linkage [N06.850.520.308.940.968.500]
        
        Medical Records, Problem-Oriented [N06.850.520.308.940.968.550]
        
        Medical Records Systems, Computerized [N06.850.520.308.940.968.625]
        
        Patient Discharge Summaries [N06.850.520.308.940.968.750]
        
        Trauma Severity Indices [N06.850.520.308.940.968.875]
        
        Nursing Records [N06.850.520.308.940.984]

Medical Records Preferred

Health Diaries Narrower

Transcription, Medical Related

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