Medical Records Manual: A Guide for Developing Countries is a practical guide published by the World Health Organization (WHO) to support medical record officers and clerks in establishing and managing effective medical record services. It covers patient identification, numbering, filing, statistics, confidentiality, quality management, outpatient records, and computerized medical record systems

This manual provides practical guidance on the organization and management of medical records in health-care facilities, particularly in developing countries. It explains essential procedures for patient identification and numbering, creation and maintenance of medical records, filing and retrieval, collection of health-care statistics, confidentiality and release of patient information, quality control, and computerized medical record systems. The manual is intended to help medical record personnel maintain accurate, timely, accessible, and secure health information to support patient care, health-service planning, research, and administration.