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O*NET detailed work activityCollect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals
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Part of Collect information about patients or clients, under the O*NET work activity group Getting Information. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 31 AI-assist, 7 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Interview patients to document symptoms and health histories.
- Conduct screening interviews of patients to identify contraindications, such as ferrous objects, pregnancy, prosthetic heart valves, cardiac pacemakers, or tattoos.
- Indicate artifacts or interferences derived from sources outside of the brain, such as poor electrode contact or patient movement, on electroneurodiagnostic recordings.
- Collect and record patient information, such as medical history or examination results, in electronic or handwritten medical records.
- Take brief medical histories from patients.
- Collect patients' medical information needed to customize tests.
- Collect medical histories and general health and lifestyle information from patients.
- Interview patients to obtain information, such as complaints, symptoms, medical histories, and family histories.
- Take thorough and accurate patient medical histories.
- Interview participants to obtain medical history or assess participant goals.
- Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
- Obtain information from medical records, medical staff, family members and the patients, themselves, to assess patients' capabilities, needs and interests.
- Gather diagnostic data from sources such as case documentation, observations of clients, or interviews with clients or family members.
- Obtain complete health and medical histories from patients including medical, surgical, reproductive, or mental health histories.
- Gather client information from sources such as case documentation, client observation, or interviews of client or family members.
- Determine donor suitability, according to interview results, vital signs, and medical history.
- Interview new patients to complete admission forms, to assess their mental health status, or to obtain their mental health and treatment history.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results.
- Obtain, compile, and record patient medical data, including health history, progress notes, and results of physical examination.
- Take and document patients' medical histories.
- Take and document patients' medical histories.
- Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical histories, reports, or examination results.
- Obtain patients' histories from electronic records, patient interviews, dictated reports, or by communicating with referring clinicians.
- Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results.
- Interview patients or review medical records to obtain comprehensive patient or family medical histories, and document findings.
- Examine, interview, and measure patients to determine their appliance needs and to identify factors that could affect appliance fit.
- Obtain and record patient identification, medical history, or test results.
- Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results.
- Obtain and record patients' medical histories.
- Perform pre-anesthetic screenings, including physical evaluations and patient interviews, and document results.
- Gather and maintain patient information and records, including social or medical history obtained from patients, relatives, or other professionals.
- Assess patients for risk of suicide attempts.
- Observe, interview, and assess patients to identify care needs.
- Conduct nutritional assessments of individuals, including obtaining and evaluating individuals' dietary histories, to plan nutritional programs.
- Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
- Obtain and record patient information, including patient identification, medical history, and examination results.
- Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
- Measure the amount of radioactivity in patients or equipment, using radiation monitoring devices.