Answer: This is referred to as a Concurrent review.
Step-by-step explanation:
A health records of a patient consists of the medical history, diagnosis, treatment and even laboratory test results which provides reasonable information for health providers to make decisions about a patient's care.
A quantitative review of these health records are carried out by trained professionals to have a clear view of everything that has occurred previously to the patient and to know the extent of current injury or illness.
A quantitative review of these records can be:
--> Retrospective or
--> Concurrent.
Retrospective record review is carried out when the patient has left the hospital facility. This is used to supplement the concurrent record review to ensure a complete data set for performance measurement purposes.
Concurrent record review is carried out when a patient is hospitalised or undergoing active treatment. This review helps to obtain missing information or reports about the patient. The advantage of concurrent record review is the ability to easily initiate interventions when problems are identified as the patient is still in the facility.