Roles of Medical Record and Statistic Staff on Research at the Tawanchai Center
Rumpan Pattaranit MSc*, Vasana Chantachum BSc*, Orathai Lekboonyasin MBA*, Suteera Pradubwong MSN**
Affiliation : * Department of Medical Records and Statistics, Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand ** Surgery and Orthopedic Department, Division of Nursing, Srinagarind Hospital and Center of Cleft lip-Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Deformities, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
The medical record and statistic staffs play a crucial role behind the achievements of treatment and research of physicians, nurses and other health care professionals. The medical record and statistic staff are in charge of: keeping patient medical records; creating databases; presenting information; sorting patient’s information; providing patient medical records and related information for various medical teams and researchers; Besides, the medical record and statistic staff have collaboration with the Center of Cleft Lip-Palate, Khon Kaen University in association with the Tawanchai Project. The Tawanchai Center is an organization, involving multidisciplinary team which aims to continuing provide care for patients with cleft lip and palate and craniofacial deformities who need a long term of treatment since newborns until the age of 19 years. With support and encouragement from the Tawanchai team, the medical record and statistic staff have involved in research under the Tawanchai Centre since then and produced a number of publications locally and internationally.
Keywords : Medical records, Medical statistics, Cleft lip, Cleft palate and craniofacial anomalies, Roles, Tawanchai center
