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Alphabetic filing method (Ans- Used for paper records, no unique identifiers, not commonly used as it takes up storage space. Looks like: John Smith Numeric filing method (Ans- Medical record number, straight filing. Looks like: 123456 Terminal Digit (Ans- Separates the medical record number into chunks. Looks like: = Primary Unit 34= Secondary Unit 56= Tertiary Unit Middle Digit (Ans- Same as terminal digit but the middle number is the Primary unit. Looks like: = Primary Unit 12= Secondary Unit 56= Tertiary Unit Alphanumeric Filing (Ans- Most Commonly Used. Looks like: JS123456 (JS for John Smith) Family Numbering (Ans- One number identifier for each member of the family and one medical record number. It is most commonly used in pediatric offices and looks like 01-12345, 02-12345 Serial Numbering Identification System (Ans- A new medical record number for each admission. This isn't suitable for patient care because other records for that patient have to be tracked down. Unit Identification System (Ans- The patient receives a medical record number only once. Serial Unit Identificat