1.11 Proofreading

When proofreading documentation, as many office administration-health services students are asked to do during employment, here is a list of items to carefully check

This will be the list of subjects once we have determined the right order.

• Determine if the documentation is formal or informal, and then create it appropriately, for example: formal or informal minutes
• Addresses – include the postal code
• Content-specific vocabulary
• Envelopes with enclosures
• Emails with attachments
• Dates – correct day of week, correct day number, order of dd/mm/yyyy is consistent
• Names are to be double checked, and spelled correctly – your name, the patient’s name, the organization’s name
• Times – a.m. | p.m., 24-hour clock