HCR 210 Week 5 CheckPoint Alphabetic Filing

Nothing comes before something is a common and helpful rule for filing that means a space precedes letters or numbers when sequencing filing units. Compare the names: Lou Ann and LouAnn. The space after Lou in Lou Ann precedes the A after Lou in LouAnn. Therefore, in a filing system that follows the nothing comes before something guideline, Lou Ann comprises two filing units whereas LouAnncomprises one filing unit. Lou Ann precedes LouAnn in the filing sequence—the space comes before the letter.

•         Resource: Ch. 6 of Essentials of Health Information Management: Principles and Practices
•         Use the nothing comes before something guideline as you put the following names in alphabetical order, showing the order of filing units (last name, first name, suffix.).