Introduction
In healthcare, there are several approaches used in the maintenance of standards and for communication between medical practitioners and insurers. Record keeping and coding make it easier for medical practitioners to maintain uniformity in service delivery and enhance clinical governance. Computers are utilized in the maintenance of electronic records in a manner which is secure, retrievable, editable and which can be used to track and maintain quality of care. Coding is used in the unification of medical language and diagnoses while specialized medical forms are used to collect patient information which is necessary to enable quality care. This paper provides ...