All of the following are purposes of medical records EXCEPT

legal protection for patient
chronological record of a patient's medical care
financial record of patient's account balance
intra- and interoffice communication


financial record of patient's account balance

Rationale: A medical record is maintained for all other options.

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The practitioner assigns the ____________________ for the encounter

a. E/M code b. E code c. M code d. V code

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Express the Arabic numbers in Roman numerals. 17 =

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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