
|Articles|October 1, 2012
Idea Exchange: Don't mistake Prince for a princess-color code your patient records
This tip helps you know a glance whether your patient is male or female.
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We print our patient records on pink paper if the patient is female and on blue paper if the patient is male. Color coding our records helps us to know at a glance whether to refer to a pet as he or she when talking with its owner.
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Dr. Robert Henrickson
Manhasset, N.Y.
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