A health care facility has recently adopted a new method of documenting in the medical record. The dietitian was trained using the SOAP method, but now needs to transition to understanding different methods of charting to ensure that the transition to new documentation is smooth.
The overall movement in charting over the last decade has been toward:
A) increasing the size of the medical record
B) changing charting from the SOAP format to ADIME
C) decreasing the size of the medical record
D) requiring workers to document more information
E) eliminating the need for the medical record

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The overall movement in charting over the last decade has been toward decreasing the size of the medical record. This is due to the increasing use of electronic health records (EHRs), which allow for more efficient storage and retrieval of patient information. EHRs also make it easier to share patient information with other healthcare providers, which can improve coordination of care.

A Health Care Facility Has Recently Adopted a New Method