Tingkat Pengetahuan Dokter Umum Lulusan Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Diponegoro Tahun 2011-2013 Tentang Rekam Medis

Background: Medical records is a note that describes the patient'identity, results of physical examination, diagnosis, treatment, action and other services performed by doctors and dentists and other health personnel in accordance with its competence. In the past, the understanding and skills of medical records acquired during the clerkship phase. But in modern medical and specialist education program, medical records have been inserted into educational curriculum in the Medical Ethics and Health Law SubjectObjective: To determine the level of knowledge about the role of general practitioners in the field of medical recordsMethods: This study was designed as a descriptive observational study, conducted from March until September 2014, the participants are the doctor graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Diponegoro, year 2011-2013. Sampling was acomplished in purposive random sampling method, 70 respondents who qualify the criteria were obtained. Data retrieved by using a questionnaire to determine the level of medical record knowledge amongst general practitioners. Analysis of the data was completed by descriptive analysis in univariate fashion. The data analyzed in the form of a frequency distribution presented in tables or graphs.Results: In this study, 60 respondents (85.7%) had a good medical record knowledge, and 10 respondents (14.3%) had moderate knowledge on it.Conclusions: The majority of general practitioners graduated from Medical Faculty Diponegoro University year 2011-2013 have a good medical record knowledge. However, some participants answered wrong, especially on patient identity, ownership of medical records, medical records storage time limits, and the patient's history points